Meeker County, Minnesota
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
Cosmos |
Minnesota Western |
540 Milky Way
Boulevard |
F |
storage |
|
gone |
metal |
none |
44.931231,-94.697177 |
4/08 |
Darwin |
Great Northern |
relocated just
south of tracks |
C |
Twine Ball Museum |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
10/08 |
Dassel |
Great Northern |
relocated four miles
south of town at 72777 185th Street on Lake Jennie |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
45.014832,-94.301684 |
5/09 |
Dassel |
Great Northern |
relocated to 651 Parker Avenue West |
C |
museum |
1913 |
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Cokato labelled Dassel. Became The Old Depot Railroad Museum in 1985 |
5/07 |
Eden Valley |
SOO Line |
relocated to Grand Depot Shops at 8318 Minnesota 23 (at Interstate 94) in Stearns County |
C |
restaurant |
1913 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
|
Grove City |
Great Northern |
relocated to County Road 39/20 just north of 395 Street, where Meeker, Stearns, and Kandiyohi counties meet |
C |
residence |
1908 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
8/07 |
Litchfield |
Burlington Northern (Great Northern) |
on site on Sibley Avenue South
between West Depot and West Darwin Streets |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
originally at Benson, sided. When GN depot was razed in 1985, the station from Benson was moved here. 45.125937, -94.529167 |
10/08 |
Litchfield |
Great Northern |
19871 612th Avenue |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
The old Litchfield depot was cut into two and both parts moved into town to be used as houses. One later when to the lake as a cabin on 612th Avenue, the other was moved to North Marshall Street and never moved again. 45.035675, -94.539993 |
|
Litchfield |
Great Northern |
212 North Marshall Street |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
The old Litchfield depot was cut into two and both parts moved into town to be used as houses. One later when to the lake as a cabin on 612th Avenue, the other was moved to North Marshall Street and never moved again. 45.128053, -94.526370 |
|
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and
Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Last Updated 3/10/24