St. Louis County, Minnesota
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
Arbutus |
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
9054 Highway 53, southeast of Ash River Trail |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
moved in 1970 and re-modelled as a house |
|
Biwabik |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site at Depot Road and 6th
Avenue South |
C |
meeting hall |
1904 |
in use |
concrete block |
DM&IR |
Masonic Lodge. 47.52637,-92.340855 |
8/08 |
Biwabik |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site |
Eh |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
CN |
|
8/08 |
Brookston |
Great Northern |
relocated to 4845 3rd
Avenue |
C |
storage |
1902 |
none |
wood |
none |
46.86559,-92.606683 |
8/09 |
Chisholm |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
Ironworld Discovery
Center at 801 US 169 SW |
C |
museum |
|
in use |
wood |
Ironworld Trolley |
depot from Wilpen, now called Glen Depot |
|
Duluth |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
on west side of
city |
M |
rr |
1914 |
in use |
steel |
CN |
only one (#6) of two ore docks (#6 and #4) is in service |
8/09 |
Duluth |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
far west end of
city |
B |
rr |
c1908 |
in use |
steel |
CN |
the two-level road-rail bridge is part of State Route 39 |
8/09 |
Duluth |
Union Depot |
506 West Michigan Street |
P |
museum |
1892 |
in use |
stone/brick |
North Shore Scenic
RR |
Cultural Arts Center, with additions, Lake Superior Railroad Museum |
1/11 |
Duluth (Endion Station) |
Duluth and Iron Range |
relocated to 100 Lake Place Drive |
P |
future business |
1899 |
none |
brick/stone |
none |
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Moved from its former location at South Street & 15th Ave East in 1985 due to the extension of Interstate 35. |
10/12 |
Ely |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site at 1 East Camp Street |
C |
canoe outfitter |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/08 |
Ely |
Duluth and Iron Range |
just northeast of depot |
Rh |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
8/09 |
Eveleth |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site on Cedar Street (south side
of County Road 101 between County Road 141 and 142) |
P |
business |
|
gone |
stucco |
none |
|
8/08 |
Eveleth |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site fifty yards west of station
across Industrial Drive |
F |
business |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/08 |
Floodwood |
Great Northern |
223 US 2 |
C |
visitor center/rest
stop |
|
none |
stucco/brick |
none |
modified. 46.925938,-92.917522 |
5/11 |
Fond du Lac |
Northern Pacific
(Lake Superior and Mississippi) |
relocated to 13308
West 3rd Street |
C |
residence |
1870 |
none |
wood |
none |
served as a duplex then became a restaurant around 1929. Served as The Olde Depot Inn Restaurant until 1985 and is now a house. |
9/11 |
Forbes |
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range |
relocated slightly |
C |
abandoned |
|
in use |
wood |
CN |
|
5/08 |
Hibbing |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
on site, northeast
of town on Hwy 169 on north side, in scrap yard |
Eh |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
8/08 |
Hibbing |
Great Northern |
341 East 19th Street |
P |
|
1903 |
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
two story. 47.429437,-92.937942 |
8/08 |
Hibbing |
Great Northern |
8th Avenue
East/Howard Street |
O |
business offices |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
GN Iron Ore Properties Engineering Office, two story |
8/08 |
Orr |
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
relocated to 4557 US 53 |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
altered. T. Pattenn Cafe |
8/08 |
Payne |
Duluth, Missabe and
Northern |
relocated to 8061 County
Road 7 |
C |
residence |
|
nearby |
wood |
|
47.095425,-92.600069 |
9/.11 |
Proctor |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
on site north of
town on Hwy 2 |
Eh |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
CN |
|
8/08 |
Proctor |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
on site, north of
town on Hwy 2 |
Rh/Tt |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
CN |
|
8/08 |
Proctor |
Duluth Missabe & Northern |
on site |
Rh |
storage |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
turntable gone |
8/08 |
Proctor |
Duluth and Iron Range |
on site |
Sh |
storage |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
two large shop buildings |
8/08 |
Saginaw |
Duluth, Missabe and Northern |
Saginaw
Road (County Highway 46) southeast of County Road 875 |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
CN |
46.85857,-92.44346. Nearly hidden by vegetation and trees per Google Maps July 2023 |
4/10 |
Tower |
Duluth & Iron Range |
on site at 404 Pine Street |
C |
information center |
1915 |
gone |
wood/stucco |
none |
47.804479, -92.278981 |
8/08 |
Twig |
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
on site on West Haugen Road |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
CN |
maintenance-of-way use. 46.876671,-92.346284 |
5/08 |
Virginia |
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
600 Chestnut Street |
C |
bank |
1913 |
gone |
brick/stone |
none |
two story |
12/13 |
Virginia |
Duluth, Missabe and Northern |
1st Street South at 1st Avenue West |
F |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
47.522147, -92.531153 |
|
Virginia |
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
west side of US 52 |
Eh |
rr |
|
in use |
metal-sided |
CN |
|
8/09 |
West Duluth |
Soo Line |
Keene River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
CPR |
swing through truss |
|
Wilpen |
Duluth, Missabe and
Iron Range |
moved to Chisholm |
C |
museum |
|
in use |
wood |
Ironworld Trolley |
Ironworld Discovery Center |
|
Winton |
Duluth and Iron
Range |
204 Main Street |
C |
post office |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/08 |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and
Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Last Updated 3/16/24