ST. LOUIS COUNTY

EXISTING STATIONS
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Station Name	Original Railroad	Current Location	Type	Date Built	Current Use	Track Status	Building Material	More Info
Arbutus		9054 Highway 53, SE of Ash River Trail (GPS: 48.384701, -92.992849)	C	????	Residence	None	Wood
Biwabik		6th Avenue South (GPS: 47.52637,-92.340855)	C	????	Civic	In Use	Wood
Brookston		Corner of 3rd Avenue and 2nd Street South (GPS: 46.86559,-92.606683)	C	1902	Storage	None	Wood
Duluth		506 West Michigan Street (Corner of W. Michigan Street and 5th Avenue West).	P	1892	Civic	In Use	Brick
Ely		Wilderness Outfitters at 1 East Camp Street (Camp Street at Central Avenue).	C	????	Business	Gone	Wood
Endion (Duluth)		East side of Interstate 35 at Lake Place Dr. and Canal Park Dr. on the waterfront.	P	1899	Business	None	Brick
Eveleth		Cedar Street (South side of CR-101 between CR-141 and CR-142)	P	1904	Business	Gone	Stucco
Eveleth		About 50 yards west of the passenger station across Industrial Drive	F	????	Residence	Gone	Wood
Floodwood		Visitor Center on NE side of US-2 between 8th and 9th Ave. (GPS: 46.925938,-92.917522)	C	1900	Civic	None	Brick/ Stucco
Fond du lac		13308 West 3rd Street (GPS: 46.660516,-92.278263)	C	1870	Residence	None	Wood
Hibbing (South Hibbing) (Alice)		19th Street (Industrial Street) and 4th Avenue East (GPS: 47.429437,-92.937942)	P	1903	Business	In Use	Wood
Iron Junction		Ben Niemi Field Trial Grounds, 5029 Hwy. 7, Mt. Iron MN 47. (GPS: 47.484936,-92.598529)	C	????	Civic	None	Wood
Orr		T. Patten Cafe, 4557 US-53	C	????	Business	None	Wood
Payne		8061 County Road 7, just south of Lake Nichols Road on the west side of the tracks. (GPS: 47.095425,-92.600069)	C	????	Residence	In Use	Wood
Saginaw		Saginaw Road (County Highway 46) SE of CR-875) (GPS: 46.85857,-92.44346)	C	????	Railroad	In Use	Wood
Taft		One lot north of 6680 Munger-Shaw Road, just north of Bergen Lake Road. (GPS: 46.995175,-92.331687)	C	????	Vacant	None	Wood
Tower		404 Pine Street (GPS: 47.804479, -92.278981)	C	1915	Museum	Gone	Wood/ Stucco
Twig		West Haugen Road (GPS: 46.876671,-92.346284)	C	????	Railroad	In Use	Metal
Virginia		600 Chestnut Street (GPS: 47.523117,-92.541087)	C	1913	Bank	Gone	Brick
Virginia		1st Street South at 1st Avenue West (GPS: 47.522147, -92.531153)	F	????	Business	Gone	Brick
Wilpen		Moved to Ironworld Discovery Center at 801 US 169 SW in Chisholm	C	1915	Museum	In Use	Wood
Winton		204 Main Street	C	????	Post Office	None	Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station Name	Original Railroad	Notes
Adolph
Alborn
Alborn
Allen
Allen Junction		Allen Junction was south of Allen Station.
Alice
Alvina
Angora
Arlberg		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then.
Arthur
Ash lake
Aurora		This station was on the south side of Railraod Street (now 1st Avenue N.) just west of Mesaba Street (now 1st Street East) on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 47.528547, -92.235297.
Baden
Baden		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then.
Bailey
Bailey		See listing for "Nova" below.
Bartlett
Bengal		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, this station was built in 1900 and measured 24'x24'.
Birch
Birch
Biwabik
Biwabik
Boat Club		This station was between Morgan Park and New Duluth.
Breda (Brida)
Brevator		This station was 11 miles NW of Cloquet in Section 17/18 of Brevator Township. According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new passenger station was built here in 1899 that measured 24'x24'. Brevator was abandoned as a station on the GN in October 1931.
Brevator		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new freight station was built here in 1913 that measured 12'x34'.
Brewer
Brimson
Britt
Britt		The original station.
Brooklyn
Brookston
Buhl		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1901 that measured 24'x84'.
Burnett
Calyx		This place no longer exists. It can be seen on maps from 1914. It was located between Sand Lake and Coon Lake, just to the NW of Silica.
Cardiff		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then.
Casco		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1907 that measured 24'x24'.
Central Lakes
Chisholm		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1905 that measured 24'x78'. Originally known as Barclay Junction on the GN, the name of the station was changed to "Chisholm" in August 1903.
Clapper
Clifton
Colby
Congo		This station was at the northern end of Maki Road, just east of Paupore on the GN. According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1911 that measured 24'x24'.
Cook (Ashawa)		The town changed its name to Cook to avoid confusion with Oshawa, MN. The station was on old MN-11 between Owens Avenue and River Street (1941 street names).
Crosley Park		This station was on East Superior Street just NE of where South 51st Street (formerly Fahnestock Street) crosses the tracks at GPS: 46.833371, -92.021320.
Culver
Cusson
Darrow		This station was south of Frederick (see below). It was in the vicinity of CR-442 (Township 56 North, Range 20 West, Section 31)
Davis		Both the D&IR and DM&N went through here.
Dewey Lake
Denham lake
Draco		This station was between Nagonad and Brevator on the St. Louis River (in Section 22 of Brevator Township). According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign was at this location that year. The 1963 list of stations abandoned by the GN since 1940 lists Draco as an abandoned station, but gives no date for the abandonment.
Duluth		The old Eastern Minnesota Railway (later merged into the GN) passenger station was on Michigan Street between South 6th Avenue West and South 7th Avenue West (now gone in this location) at approximately GPS: 46.780352, -92.105481. This station is shown on the 1890 city atlas.
DULUTH		A freight station was at 630 West Michigan Street, just to the SW of Union Station. This may have been the old Eastern Minnesota Railway passenger station converted to a freight station after the building of Union Station.
Duluth		There was an Eastern Minnesota Railway freight station on 8th Avenue at Michigan Street in the vicinity of GPS: 46.779088, -92.107182. This station is shown on the 1890 city atlas.
Duluth		There was an early St. Paul & Duluth freight station at the foot of East 3rd Avenue at GPS: 46.788923, -92.093567. This station is shown on the 1884-1888 Sanborn maps, but was gone by 1909.
Duluth (20th Avenue Depot)		There was an early passenger station at 220 South 20th Avenue West (near where I-35 is today) in the vicinity of GPS: 46.802681, -92.069176.
Duluth		There was an early passenger station at 5400 West Wadena Street.
DULUTH		A freight station was at 114 S. 5th Avenue West, just to the NE of Union Station. There is a parking deck at this location today.
Duluth		There was a freight station at the foot of Commonwealth Avenue near Hudson Boulevard.
Duluth		There was a freight house to the SE of Union Station at the foot of 7th Street (now gone) in the vicinity of GPS: 46.778355, -92.101864.
Duluth (West Duluth)		West Duluth passenger station. The 1893 map shows a St. Paul & Duluth RR station on the east side of North Central Avenue south of Grand Avenue at GPS: 46.739994, -92.165791.
Duluth (West Duluth)		West Duluth freight station. This was likely across the tracks from the station listed above.
Duluth (West End Depot)		This station was SE of Grand Avenue between Main Street and South 63rd Avenue West (formerly 8th Avenue). It was located at approximately GPS: 46.733163, -92.175962. The station is shown on the 1890 city atlas as "West End Depot."
Dultuth (Stowell Station)		This station was on the south side of the tracks at the south end of South Central Avenue at GPS: 46.728441, -92.166753. It was on the St. Paul & Duluth Short Line.
Duluth (Hazlewood)		This station was on the SW side of 39th Avenue West (formerly Cliff Avenue) on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 46.739994, -92.165791.
Duluth (Short Line Junction)		This station was off Birch Avenue (now gone) SW of Garfield Avenue in the vicinity of GPS: 46.766580, -92.118092.
Duluth		There was a station at the corner of 27th Avenue West and Railroad Street.
Duluth (Steelton)		There was a freight station at 527 East Gary Street.
Duluth		There was a station at 400 South 15th Avenue East.
Duluth (Lakeside)		This station was on 47th Avenue East near East Superior Street.
Duluth (Superior Street)		The 1890 map shows the "Superior Street Station" near the intersection of Alexander Street and 28th Avenue (formerly Connecticut Avenue) in the vicinity of GPS: 46.810919, -92.059528. This station was called the Superior Street Station because it was close to London Road which was formerly called Superior Street before the names were changed.
duluth		This station was at 200 5th Avenue West. This is near where Harbor Drive crosses over Railroad Avenue today at approximately GPS: 46.781016, -92.101981. The station was also used by the DWP. This station is shown on the 1888 Sanborn map.
Duluth		There was a freight station at 232 5th Avenue West (just to the NE of the passenger station) in the vicinity of GPS: 46.781437, -92.101905. It was also used by the DWP. This station is shown on the 1888 Sanborn map.
Duluth		This second generation station was torn down in the 1960s. It was between 4th & 5th Avenues West, but was accessed via the bridge on 5th.
Duluth		There was a freight station at the foot of 8th Avenue West at GPS: 46.777075, -92.103747.
Duluth (W. Duluth)		This station was at 5431 Grand Avenue at Central Avenue and was torn down in 1961.
duluth		This Lake Superior & Mississippi RR freight station was located at 3rd Avenue East and Michigan Street.
duluth		Originally a St. Paul & Duluth passenger station, this is the first Union Station. It was built in 1869 and was located on the site of the existing Union Station south of West Michigan Street between 5th and 6th Avenues at GPS: 46.780987, -92.103895. The Spalding Hotel is in the background of the photo.
Duluth		This station, opened in July, 1910, was located at 602 West Superior Street (GPS: 46.780883, -92.105644). It also served the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic RR. It was abandoned in 1961 and torn down in 1972. When the Soo Line built the station in 1910 the NP had a lock on the right of way. The Soo was able to sneak its way in, except for a quarter mile or so where the NP tracks were right up against a solid rock bluff. The line also had to somehow get around the Bridgeman-Russell Creamery. Sothe railroad tunneled through solid rock under Michigan Street to get to the depot.
Duluth		There was a freight station at the foot of 10th Avenue West.
Duluth (West Duluth)		This Soo Line/Duluth South Shore & Atlantic station was at the foot of Ramsey Street.
Duluth (West Duluth)		This was the Soo "West End" depot. It was located at 2902 West Superior Street (GPS: 46.758895, -92.134277). The Clyde Iron Works building is in the background. It was later used as a beer distributorship after its railroad days were over.
Dumblane		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then.
Eagles Nest
East Lester		This station is shown on Roe's 1890 atlas of Duluth in the 1893 supplement section, but at may never have been built. It was shown in the vicinity of GPS: 46.841687, -91.998594. It is shown in the Lester Park 4th Division which was just platted at the time and may not have been developed. The cross streets shown on the map do not exist today.
Elcor (Elba)
Eleveth		The original depot here was at the corner of Monroe and Carrie Street. It was destroyed by burglars who attempted to blow up the safe with dynamite in 1903.
Ellis		See listing for Olcott.
Ellsmere
Elmer		Elmer was in Section 5 of Meadowlands Township.
Elmer
Elsdon		This was the next station north of Cusson.
Embarrass
Eveleth
Fairbanks (Bassett Lake)		It has been reported that this station still exists about 200-300 yards north of its original location on the west side of the tracks. Can anyone confirm that with a photo or GPS coordinates?
Fens (Dibbell)		Fens is the name of this location on modern maps.
Fermoy		Abandoned as a station on the GN in 1926.
Flanders		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a 24'x24' station was here. No build date was given. Abandoned as a station on the GN in 1923.
Floodwood		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1890 and was remodeled in 1911. It measured 16'x94'.
Fond Du Lac		This passenger and freight station with covered platform in between was built in 1897. The passenger station was 20'x31' and the freight house was 18'x24'.
Fond Du Lac (East Fond Du Lac)		The East Fond Du Lac station was a mile from the Fond Du Lac station. According to the 1917 NP Valuations Records, an 8'x21' shelter shed made from an old boxcar was installed here in 1902.
Forbes		The original station here.
forbes		This station was on the south side of CR-16 (Town Line Road) on the west side of the tracks. (GPS: 47.371406,-92.604232). It sat vacant for many years and was torn down sometime between 2012-2014.
Forsman		This station was between Virginia and Vermilion Lake it was named for settler Victor Forsman who lived in the area in the 1920s.
Franklin
Fraser (Exmoor)
Frederick		This station was just south of Riley. The location no longer exists. It was in Township 56 North, Range 20 West, Section 18.
French River
Gheen
Gilbert
Glendale
Gowan		See listing below for Mirbat.
Grand Lake
Haley
Harris Lake	Duluth & North- eastern RR	Eight miles SW of Fairbanks.
hibbing		This station was located in the old town of Hibbing before the town was moved in the early 1920s due to encroaching mines. The station was demolished rather than moved and a new station was built at the new site. The first station in Hibbing was a converted boxcar.
Hinsdale
Holter Trimble		This was NE of Mesaba in Section 11.
Hornby
Hornby Junction		This station was eight miles south of Hornby. This was a junction of the D&IR and the D&NE.
Hutter		This was somewhere in the west part of Biwabik Township.
Idington
Iron (Iron Jct.)
Island		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1899 that measured 24'x24'.
Jones
Keenan
Kelly Lake		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 30'x74'.
Kelsey
Kerr
Kinmount
Kinross		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then. It was abandoned by the GN as a station in 1921.
Kirk
Kitzville
Lakeside
Lakewoods		Also known as Lakewood Station.
Leander
Leighton		This station was in Township 56 North, Range 21 West, Section 9.
Lester Park (Lakeview)		This location is called "Lakeview" on maps from the early 1900s. The station wason the east side of North 60th Avenue East (formerly Illinois and formerly Lincoln Street) at GPS: 46.837984, -92.008546.
London		This station was on East Superior Street at North 47th Avenue (formerly Sargent Street) at GPS: 46.828890, -92.029450. This is shown on Frederick Roe's City of Duluth Atlas from 1890. Does anyone have another picture of this station so I can confirm that the one I have is indeed the correct building?
Lucknow		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, there was only a platform and station sign here. The platform was built in 1910 and measured 11'x99'.
Lynwood (Stuart)		This was in Township 56 North, Range 21 West, Section 29. According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, there was only a station sign at this location as of that year.
Macon		Macon was west of Wolf on the NW side of Silver Lake.
Mahoning Spur		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a station was built here that measured 18'x42'. No build date was give.
Malden		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then. It was abandoned by the GN as a station in 1925.
Maney
Mc Comber
Mc Comber (Vermillion Trail Lodge Station)		There was a station in McComber itself and this one a few miles away at the Vermillion Trail Lodge.
Mc Kinley
Meadowlands
Meadowlands		This larger station replaced the one listed above.
Melrude
MerritT		Now part of Biwabik, this was on the western shore of Emabarrass Lake.
Mesaba
Mirbat (Gowan)		This station was five miles southeast of Floodwood on the NE side of U.S. 2 near the intersection of Hingley Road. According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1899 that measured 24'x24'. The name of the station was changed from "Gowan" to "Mirbat" in December 1910.
Mitchell
morgan park		This station was on Spirit Lake, but was not the same as the Spirit Lake station (where there was just a passenger shelter) which was a mile away. According to the 1917 NP Valuation Records, a new 20'x68' combination station was built here in 1906. According to the book "Morgan Park, Duluth, US Steel and the Forging of a Company Town," by Arnold R Alanen, this station was demolished in 1925. It was primarily used by workers commuting between the Morgan Park steel plant and Duluth. It was located in the vicinity of GPS: 46.686164, -92.207244, next to the original LSM line.
Morgan park
Mountain Iron
Mountain Iron		This was the first station built at Mountain Iron. The photo is from 1893.
Munger
Munger
Murray
Nagonab		This station was between Draco and Cloquet on the St. Louis River on the south edge (Section 34) of Brevator Township.
New Duluth		This station was on East Hudson Boulevard between Herman Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue at approximately GPS: 46.654380, -92.223433. According to the 1917 NP Valuation Records, a new combination station was built here in 1901 that measured 24'x73'.
Nopeming
Nova (Bailey)		This station's name was changed from "Bailey" to "Nova" on the GN in October 1916. It was abandoned as a station in 1925. Nova was in Section 19 of Mountian Iron Township (T. 58N, R. 18W).
Olcott (ElLis)		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, the 24'x24' station at Riley was moved to Ellis in 1916. The station name at "Ellis" was then changed to "Olcott" in October 1916. The station was abandoned in 1925.
Onega
Orr		This was the first station built at Orr.
Palmers
Para		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, only a station sign remained at this location by then. It was abandoned by the GN as a station in 1925.
Paupores		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1911 that measured 12'x34'.
Payne
Peary
PetTit
proctor		Formerly known as Proctor Knott.
Prosit (Hemlock)
Putnam
Reno
Rice River		This was the next station north of Britt.
Ridge
Riley		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, the 24'x24' station at Riley was moved to Ellis in 1916.
Rivers
Riverside		This station was between Spring Street and Lenroot Avenue at approximately GPS: 46.706393, -92.206587.
Roberts Mine Spur Station
Robinson
Rollins
Saginaw		The Duluth & Northeastern RR also ran through this town (north/south, with the DM&N running east/west). That line was removed in 1926 and probably did not have a station.
Sax (Wallace)		Some sources list these as two separate locations, but Sax (or Saxe) appears to be the current name of the location that used to be known as Wallace.
Scott
Shaw
Shenango		This was two miles SE of Chisholm.
Sherwood
Short Line Park		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, this two-story station was built in 1988 and measured 20'x22'. There was also a one-story 18'x16' freight house here.
Silica
Silver Lake		This may be the same station that was also known as Macon (which was was west of Wolf on the NW side of Silver Lake).
Simar
Sims		This was in Township 56 North, Range 21 West, Section 16.
Skibo (Norman)		This station was located on Main Street.
Smithville		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, there was only a passenger shelter here made out of an old RR car body. It was installed in 1909.
sparta		This station was on the northeast corner of Dorr and Main Streets.
Spirit Lake		This station was between Riverside and Morgan Park. According to the 1917 NP Valuation Records, a new 12'x16' shelter-type station was built here in 1902. It was located just north of Clyde Avenue on the west side of the tracks at approximately GPS: 46.701210, -92.208093.
Soudan (Tower Jct.)
Sparta
Spruce
Steelton		This looks like a depot, but its placement suggests a yard office.
Summit
Taber		This station was six miles SE of Angora.
Taft		The original station.
Taft		The newer station.
Toivola Station		This station was at the west end of Arkola Road.
Tower		This was the first station at Tower, constructed in 1885. This was the first station built on the D&IR.
tower Junction		The station may been the building in the distance on the left side of the photo.
Twig
virginia
Virginia		According to the 1915 GN Valuations Records, a new station was built here in 1905 that measured 30'x88'. It was on the north side of 3rd Street North at North 5th Avenue West at GPS: 47.525910, -92.538937. This is now the site of the Beth Mesta Memorial Gardens.
Virginia		This station was on the southeast corner of Chestnut Street and 1st Avenue West at GPS: 47.523008, -92.531176.
Virginia		The freight house was at the SW corner of 4th Street North and North 6th Avenue West at GPS: 47.526783, -92.542384. This is now the location of Rotary Park.
Wahlsten
Wallace
Walsh		This was two stations north of Wahlsten, between Rivers and Tower Junction.
Whiteface
Wolf
Wyman (Allen Station)		Now called Wyman, this was previously known as Allen Station (which is different from, and north of Allen Junction)
Zim
1898 ST. LOUIS COUNTY RAILROAD MAP

Notes About Existing Stations... Arbutus (DWP) - This station's original location was off Keyes Road in the vicinity of GPS: 48.306652, -93.048094. It was moved in 1970 to Highway 53 where it was remodeled as a house. Brookston (GN) - The 1915 GN Valuations Recordslist two build dates for this station: 1902 and 1911. This could mean that the station was built in 1902 and expanded or remodeled in 1911. The record says it measured 24'x76'. Duluth (Union Station) - See the Duluth Depot site for more information. The train sheds were removed in 1924. Endion (DM&IR) - Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Moved from its former location at South Street & 15th Ave East (GPS: 46.799184, -92.076809) in 1985 due to the extension of Interstate 35. Fond Du Lac (LS&M) - According to a Duluth Herald article by Jack D. Shipley (published Jan. 6, 1981), this Lake Superior & Mississippi RR station was built in 1870 and was moved to 13308 West Third Street. It served as a duplex and then became a restaurant around 1929. It served as The Olde Depot Inn restaurant until 1985 and is now a house. Hibbing (GN) - Originally known as "Alice," when the original town of Hibbing moved south, this station was then known as "South Hibbing" on the GN from 1919 to 1941. The railroad officially changed the station name to just "Hibbing" on Dec. 15, 1941. Iron Junction (DM&N) - Bought by the Iron Range Retriever Club about 1950 and moved to its current site at the Ben Niemi Field Trial Grounds. Taft (DW&P) - I could not confirm that this was the station. Building is up on blocks having been moved to this lot from elsewhere. It is not far from where the Taft station would have been, however it does not match the two older photos of Taft stations listed below in the "Stations Of The Past" table so it is most likely not from here. Does anyone know for sure if this was a station or something else? If it was station, where is it from? --Dan West Twig (DW&P) - I am not convinced that this was a station as it looks like a modern building. It appears to be used as some sort of chemical loading facility. Does anyone know for sure if this was a station? --Dan West Virginia (DW&P) - The first building to occupy this site was a library that was built in 1905. The city built a new library in 1913 and sold the building to the railroad. The CN railroad moved the library building and built the Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Railway station on the site. The depot was used by the railroad until the late 1950's when it was converted to a bank. Virginia (DM&N Freight) - This freight station was built at the east end of 1st Street South (formerly Maple Street) at 1st Avenue West (formerly Railroad Street) sometime between 1904 and 1907. It was lenghtened sometime before 1910. The building is made of brick, but is now mostly covered in aluminum siding. Wilpen (DM&IR) - Station moved from Wilpen to Chisholm. Now labeled "Glen" depot.