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Recent Updates Last updated 1/19/09.

Updated towns are in red type. Contributors to this list include Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, John Barrows, Jeff Borne, Ken and Emilee Dekam, Lynn Lagerstrom deRosa, John Jones, Lindsay Korst, Norm Metcalf, Shanda Mitchell, Larry Perrigo, Art Peterson, J.Mike Powers, Richard B. Shulby, John Voss, Jr., and Thornton Waite. Thanks to Art and Lynette Peterson for the extensive recent updates.

 

City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Alberton

CMStP&P

Railroad St. 

C

community center

1908

gone

wood

none

modified slightly, Field checked 5/08
Alberton CMStP&P along grade Wt abandoned   gone concrete none foundation only, Field checked 6/06
Alberton CMStP&P relocated to 59 Railroad St. M museum   none wood none section building, Alberton Historical Museum, old Centennial coach behind houses railroad museum, Field checked 6/06

Alberton

CMStP&P

east of town

Tn

abandoned

  

gone

concrete

none

short,Field checked 6/06
Alberton N. Pacific 147 Railroad St. C business   none wood none depot from Frenchtown, passenger end is two story, The Antique Depot, Field checked 6/06
Alder N. Pacific relocated across street from original site C     none wood none baggage end only, Field checked 9/06
Amherst CMStP&P 2 mi. northwest of town B rr   in use steel CMR deck girder viaduct
Anaconda Anaconda Street Railway 807 East Commercial ICb business   gone brick none first carbarn, Field checked 6/06

Anaconda

Anaconda Street Ry.

922 W. Third St.

ICb

storage

1904-1909, ?

gone

brick

none

 second carbarn Field checked 6/06

Anaconda

BA&P

300 W. Commercial St.

O

rr

1897

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

BA&P Office Building, two story, Field checked 6/06

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

machine shop, Field checked 6/06

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

wrecking crane shed, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

storehouse, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

paint shop, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

blacksmith/boiler shop, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

tool room, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

coaling trestle, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1930

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

rip track shed, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

Bridge & Building office, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

Bridge & Building storage building, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

wood

Rarus Ry.

section house, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

sand house, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Sh

rr

1900

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

oil house, Field checked 5/05

Anaconda

BA&P

Commercial St.

Rh

rr

1893

in use

brick

Rarus Ry.

turntable, 20 stall, roundhouse, Field checked 6/06

Anaconda

Montana Union RR

Front/Main St.

P

business

1890

in use

brick/stone

Rarus Ry.

used in later years by BA&P, Field checked 6/06

Arrow Creek

CMStP&P

about 1.5 mi. W

Tn

rr

 

in use

 

CMR

 

Austin

NP

west of town under Continental Divide

Tn

rr

 

in use

 

Montana Rail Link (MRL)

east portal of Mullan Tunnel
Avon NP relocated behind church on town's main street C storage   none wood none Field checked 5/07

Bainville

GN

 on site

C

rr

 

in use

siding

BNSF

Field checked 5/08
Bainville GN west of depot M rr   in use concrete BNSF oil house, Field checked 6/06
Bainville BN on site F rr   in use metal BNSF Field checked 6/06
Baker BN Railway Ave. M rr   in use metal BNSF portable building, Field checked 6/06
Barretts Siding UP over Beaverhead River B rr   in use steel UP through truss, Field checked 5/05
Basin Montana Central (GN) east of I-15, north of MP 158 Tn abandoned 1912 gone concrete none Field checked 6/06
Basin Montana Central (GN) west of I-15, north of MP 158 B abandoned   gone stone none abutments only, Field checked 6/06
Beavertail CMStP&P on site Tn abandoned   gone concrete none Field checked 606
Beavertail NP adjacent to CMStP&P tunnel Tn rr   in use concrete MRL Field checked 6/06

Belfry

Montana, Wyoming & Southern (MW&S)

0.5 mi. north of depot

Eh

storage

 

gone

wood

none

Field checked 6/06

Belfry

MW&S

Railroad St./Broadway 

C

residence

c1905-10

gone

wood

none

also housed MW&S offices, Field checked 6/06

Belgrade

CMStP&P

moved to Manhattan

C

apartments

  

none

wood

none

two story, freight end gone, modified, Field checked 6/06
Belgrade NP moved to grain dealer on S. Broadway C unused   none stucco none Field checked 6/06
Belknap NP over Clark Fork River B rr   in use steel MRL deck truss, Field checked 5/05

Belmont

GN

about 3 mi. southeast of town

Tn

rr

  

in use

  

BNSF

  
Belton (West Glacier) GN U.S. 2, Glacier N. P. C rr/offices 1910 in use wood BNSF relocated in 1935, summer Amtrak stop, Field checked 5/08
Big Sandy GN Railroad St./Montana Ave. C museum   in use wood BNSF Big Sandy Historical Society, Field checked 5/08
Big Timber NP McLeod/Frontage C rr   in use wood MRL Field checked 6/06
Big Timber NP? across from NP depot C storage   in use wood MRL older depot??Field checked 6/06
Big Timber NP Yellowstone Ave. M ?   in use brick MRL large wool house, Field checked 6/06
Big Timber MRL on site M rr   in use metal MRL prefab, Field checked 5/07

Billings

NP

2400 Montana Ave.

P

community use

1908-9

in use

brick/stone

BNSF

also used by GN, adjacent lunch room and baggage building, lunch room contains restaurant, Field checked 5/07
Billings NP over Yellowstone River B rr 1922 in use steel BNSF 3 span Warren through truss, Field checked 6/06

Billings

GN

west of town, north of Molt Rd.

Tn

rr

  

in use

  

BNSF

  
Birdseye NP relocated on Birdeseye Rd., 2.5 mi. north of Austin Rd. M farm use   none wood none 2 story section house, Field checked 6/06
Blatchford NP over Powder River B rr   in use steel BNSF 2 span Warren through truss, Field checked 6/06

Blossburg

NP

under Continental Divide

Tn

rr

  

in use

  

MRL

Mullan Tunnel west portal
Bluffport CMStP&P between MP 1073 and MP 1078 over NP B rr   in use steel BNSF pony truss, Field checked 6/06
Bonita NP relocated on Beavertail Rd. south of Beavertail Hill State Park C private   none wood none Field checked 6/06
Bonner CMStP&P on site Tn abandoned   gone concrete none Field checked 6/06
Bonner NP                
Boulder GN relocated to S. Main/W 3rd St. C senior center/store   none wood none sided, Field checked 6/06
Boulder NP   C       wood   sllightly modified
Boulder NP   M       wood   section house

Box Elder

GN

relocated along U.S. 87, north of town

C

vacant

  

in use

wood

BNSF

2 story, poor shape, Field checked 5/08

Bozeman

CMStP&P

600 block of E. Main St. near South Wallace

F

private

1910

gone

stucco

none

also used by Gallatin Valley Electric, Field checked 5/07

Bozeman

NP

Front St./E. Tamarack

P

vacant

1891

in use

brick

MRL

Field checked 5/07
Bozeman NP west of depot F residence 1880 in use wood MRL first freight depot, later ice house, Field checked 5/07
Bozeman NP east of passenger depot F storage   in use brick MRL built as freight station, converted by NP to wool house, Field checked 6/06
Bozeman NP across from passenger depot M     in use brick MRL Field checked 6/06
Bozeman NP 611 E. Main St. F microbrewery c1925 nearby brick MRL Montana Ale Works, Field checked 6/06

Bozeman Hot Springs

Gallatin Valley Electric Ry.

Gallatin Dr./Cobb Hill Rd.

IS

private

1906

gone

brick

none

substation, Field checked 6/06
Broadview GN relocated back from track, 13910 Iowa Ave. C residence   none wood none Field checked 5/08

Brockway

N. Pacific

  

C

    

gone

  

none

Field checked 2/07

Browning

GN

Heart Butte Rd.

P

rr

  

in use

wood 

BNSF

Amtrak stop (winter only), Field checked 5/08
Butte BA&P Montana Ave. at track M residence   in use wood Rarus section foreman's house, Field checked 6/06
Butte BA&P Montana Ave. at track M rr?   in use wood Rarus section house, tool shed, oil house, Field checked 6/06
Butte BA&P over 2nd St. B rr   in use steel Rarus Ry. may have been built by Anaconda Copper, Field checked 6/06

Butte

CMStP&P

1001 S. Montana St.

P

business

1916-17

gone

brick

none

also used by BA&P, radio station, Field checked 5/07

Butte

CMStP&P

350 Josette Ave.

P

municipal

1957

gone

brick

none

Field checked 6/06

Butte

CMStP&P

826 S. Montana St.

F

business

1916 

in use

brick 

Rarus Ry.

Field checked 6/06
Butte CMStP&P relocated to Harrison Ave. C business   none wood none depot from Silver Bow, Field checked 6/06

Butte

GN

806 S. Arizona St.

P

business

  

gone

brick

none

Field checked 6/06
Butte GN 901 E. Iron St. F business c1950 in use brick Rarus Ry. Field checked 6/06

Butte

GN

 327 S. Warren Ave. 

Rh

For Sale

  

gone

brick

none

4 stalls, Field checked 9/08

Butte

NP

800 E. Front St.

P

 

1906

in use

brick

BNSF

 Field checked 5/07
Butte NP 750 E. Front St. F business 1906 in use brick Rarus Ry. baggage/mail building, Field checked 6/06

Butte

NP

630 S. Arizona St.

F

business

  

in use

brick

BNSF

Field checked 5/05
Butte NP 850 E. Front St. M business 1906 in use brick BNSF express/beanery, Field checked 6/06

Butte

NP

  

C

museum use

  

in use

wood

museum train ride

depot from ?, part of World Museum of Mining
Cabinet  

Clark Fork River, about 12 mi. SE of Cabinet, ID

B

rr

  

in use

  

MRL

  
Calypso (MP 1085.6) CMStP&P over Yellowstone River B     gone steel none 4 span through truss, Field checked 6/06

Carlyle

NP

relocated to farm just east of town site

C

storage

  

none

wood

none

Field checked 6/06
Carter GN relocated to 2nd St.W/2nd Ave. C storage   in use wood BNSF Field checked 5/08
Cascade GN Front St./3rd Ave. N C residence   in use wood BNSF being restored, Field checked 6/06
Central City Alder Gulch on site P tourist   in use wood Alder Gulch Short Line RR rebuilt from old house

Chester

GN

on site

C

rr

  

in use

wood

BNSF

Field checked 5/08
Chinook GN 1st. St./Pennsylvania St. C rr   in use wood BNSF Field checked 5/08
Chinook GN west of depot F vacant   in use wood BNSF Field checked 6/06

Christina

CMStP&P

relocated on hill west of S.R. 236

C

private

  

none

wood

none

Field checked 5/05
Circle NP B Ave., west side of town C museum 1928 none wood none McCone County Museum, Field checked 12/07
Circle NP over Red Water River B unused 1928 gone wood/steel none trestle with girder spans, Field checked 12/07
Clancy Montana Central (GN) moved to 2 Ponderosa Rd. C business 1900 none wood none Field checked 6/06
Clancy Montana Central (GN) moved to Ponderosa Rd. M business 1910 none wood none section workers houses, Field checked 6/06

Clinton

CMStP&P

 relocated to Woodville Ave.

C

residence 

  1908

none

wood

none

Field checked 6/06 

Clough Junction NP relocated on Birdseye Rd. 2.5 miles north of Austin Rd. C storage   none wood none Field checked 6/06
Collins GN over Muddy Creek B rr   in use steel BNSF deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06
Collins GN over Teton River B rr   in use steel BNSF deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06
Collins GF&C near Teton River, west of GN row Wt abandoned 1890 gone concrete none water tank base only, Field checked 6/06
Columbia Falls Great Northern relocated to U.S. 2/Nucleus Ave. C business 1905 none stucco none first depot, second one burned down,modified, Field checked 5/08

Columbus

NP

   E. Pike Ave. between 3rd and 4th Sts.

C

rr

  

in use

wood

MRL

Field checked 5/07
Columbus GN across from NP depot F storage   in use wood MRL Field checked 6/06
Conrad GN 315 S. Front C     in use wood BNSF Field checked 5/08
Coram BN west of bridge F rr   in use wood/metal BNSF Field checked 6/06

Coram

GN

Flathead River

B

rr

c1980

in use

  steel

BNSF

deck girder span, Field checked 6/06

Corbin

GN

along grade

B

abandoned

  

gone

steel

none

viaduct, Field checked 6/06
Crackerville MU/NP relocated to Frontage Rd. near Hot Springs C private   none wood none depot from Stuart, Field checked 6/06
Crow Agency CB&Q over Little Bighorn River B rr   in use steel BNSF single span trough truss, Field checked 6/06
Crow Agency CB&Q south of town over Little Bighorn River B rr   in use steel BNSF single span trough truss, Field checked 6/06

Culbertson

GN

Railroad St./Broadway

C

rr 

 

in use

wood

BNSF

sided, modernized, Field checked 5/08
Custer NP   Tn abandoned   in use, nearby concrete BNSF Field checked 12/04

Cut Bank

GN

101 BN Industrial Site

C

rr

  

in use

wood

BNSF

modified, Amtrak stop, Field checked 5/08

Cut Bank

GN

201 BN Industrial Site

P

rr

  

in use

wood

BNSF

Field checked 5/08
Cut Bank GN Cut Bank Creek B rr 1900 in use steel BNSF Field checked 5/08

Daly's Siding

UP

over Red Rock River

B

rr

  

in use

steel

UP

through plate girder, high bridge, Field checked 5/05
Danvers CMStP&P relocated to ranch 0.5 mile south of town on Danvers Rd. C ranch use   nearby wood CMR Endangered! Field checked 6/06
Danvers CMStP&P 1 mi. southeast of town B rr   in use steel CMR deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06

Danvers

CMStP&P

about 5.25 mi. NW of town

Tn

rr

  

in use

  concrete

CMR

  
Dearborn GN over Dearborn River B rr   in use steel BNSF through truss and girder, Field checked 6/06

Deer Lodge

CMStP&P

 Milwaukee Ave./Railroad St.

P

church

  

gone

wood

none

 Field checked 5/07

Deer Lodge

CMStP&P

Kentucky Ave.

Sh

private

  

gone

brick

none

electrical shop, Field checked 6/06

Deer Lodge

NP

Milwaukee Ave./First St.

C

senior center

  

in use

wood

Montana Western

Field checked 6/06 

Denton CMR on site Eh rr 2000 in use metal CMR Field checked 5/05
Denton CMStP&P 6 mi. southeast of town B rr   in use steel CMR deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06

Dillon

Oregon Short Line (UP)

S. Montana St.

P

municipal

1909

in use

brick

UP

Beaverhead County Museum/visitors center, Field checked 6/06
Dillon UP N. Montana St./E. North St. F business   in use wood UP Field checked 5/05
Dillon UP north of passenger depot Y rr   in use metal UP yard office, Field checked 5/05

Divide

Oregon Short Line (UP)

relocated to I-15 Buxton exit, east side

C

residence

  

none

wood

 none

Field checked 5/05
Dixon N. Pacific on site C rr   in use wood MRL Field checked 5/08
Donlan NP over Clark Fork River, 3 mi. east of Donlan B rr   in use steel MRL 2 span modified Pratt deck truss, Field checked 6/06
Donlan NP over Clark Fork River, 4 mi. east of Donlan B rr   in use steel MRL 2 span Pratt deck truss, Field checked 6/06
Donlan NP over Clark Fork River, 5 mi. east of Donlan B rr   in use steel MRL 3 span Pratt through truss, Field checked 6/06
Donlan NP over Clark Fork River, 0.5 mil. east of Donlan B rr   in use steel MRL 4 span Pratt deck truss, Field checked 6/06

Drummond

CMStP&P

moved to Missoula

C

museum

1910

none

wood

none

at Ft. Missoula Museum, Field checked 6/06
Drummond NP W. Front St. C rr   in use wood/metal MRL Field checked 6/06
Drummond NP across from depot Wt municipal   in use steel MRL Field checked 6/06
Durant BA&P over CMStP&P, NP, and Silver Bow Creek B rr   in use steel Rarus Bridge 11.02, Field checked 6/06

Durant

NP

relocated to Butte

C

museum use, depot closed

  

in use

wood

museum train ride

part of World Museum of Mining
Dutton GN Main St. C rr   in use wood BNSF Field checked 5/08
East Conkelley GN on site Tn rr   in use concrete BNSF Bad Rock Tunnel, Field checked 6/06

East Glacier (Glacier Park)

GN

on site

C

rr

  

in use

wood

BNSF

two story, Amtrak stop during summer, Field checked 6/06

East Glacier

GN

northwest of depot

M

lodge

  

in use

wood

BNSF

Glacier Lodge, used in summer, Field checked 6/06
East Glacier GN over U.S. 49 B rr 1900 in use concrete BNSF Field checked 6/06
East Glacier GN over Midvale Creek B rr 1900 in use steel BNSF Field checked 6/06
East Glacier GN over Two Medicine River B rr 1900 in use steel BNSF Field checked 5/08
East Helena NP U.S. 12. east of 1st Ave. C vacant   in use wood MRL Endangered! Field checked 5/07
East Helena NP 100 yds west of depot M vacant   in use wood MRL section house, Field checked 5/05
East Helena NP 0.4 mi. west of depot M rr   in use concrete block MRL scale house, Field checked 6/06
East Laurel BN east end of yard, south of I-90 Bus.(E. Main St.) M rr   in use metal BNSF/MRL prefab yard office, Field checked 6/06
East Laurel BN in yard M rr   in use prefab BNSF/MRL another yard office, Field checked 6/06
East Laurel BN in yard Eh rr   in use prefab BNSF/MRL Field checked 6/06
East Missoula NP over Clark Fork River B rr   in use steel MRL Warren deck truss, Field checked 6/06
East Portal CMStP&P between East Portal and Roland, ID in Bitterroot Range Tn Trail of the Hiawatha 1909 gone concrete none 8776.7' long, St. Paul Pass or Taft Tunnel, Tunnel #20
Elkhorn NP on site Wt abandoned 1889 gone wood none Endangered! Field checked 6/06
Elliston NP Main St. M residence   in use wood MRL section foreman's house, Field checked 6/06

Ennis

NP

3.5 mi. west of town on S.R. 287

C

storage

  

none

wood

none

depot from Norris, Field checked 6/06
Essex BN 101 Railway Ave. M rr   in use wood BNSF helper station, Field checked 6/06
Essex BN on site Sh rr   in use metal BNSF Field checked 6/06
Essex GN on site M inn 1939 in use wood/stucco BNSF crew hotel, now Izaak Walton Inn, Field checked 6/06
Essex GN on site Wt rr   in use steel BNSF Field checked 6/06
Essex GN on site M rr   in use brick BNSF oil house, Field checked 6/06
Essex GN over Sheep Creek B rr c1900 in use steel BNSF Field checked 6/06
Eureka GN 101 S. Railroad C rr   in use wood Mission Mountain Endangered! Field checked 10/08
Eureka GN relocated south of town, Riverside Ave./Tobacco Rd. C museum 1903 none wood none depot from Rexford, Field checked 5/05
Evaro NP off U.S.93 B rr 1883 in use steel MRL Marent Trestle, 226' high, 785' long, Field checked 6/06

Compiled by M.J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

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