Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

Extant Montana Railroad/Railway Structures

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Recent Updates Last updated 1/5/08.

Updated towns are in red type. Contributors to this list include Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, John Barrows, 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 6/06
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 6/06

Bainville

GN

 on site

C

rr

 

in use

siding

BNSF

Field checked 6/06
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 6/06
Big Sandy GN Railroad St./Montana Ave. C museum   in use wood BNSF Big Sandy Historical Society, Field checked 6/07
Big Timber NP McLeod/Frontage C rr   in use wood MRL Field checked 6/06
Big Timber GN across from NP depot C storage   in use wood MRL Field checked 6/06
Big Timber NP Yellowstone Ave. M ?   in use brick MRL large wool house, Field checked 6/06

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 6/06
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 6/06

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 6/06

Bozeman

NP

Front St./E. Tamarack

P

vacant

1891

in use

brick

MRL

Field checked 6/06
Bozeman NP west of depot F residence 1880 in use wood MRL first freight depot, later ice house, Field checked 6/06
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 5/05

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 6/06
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 6/06

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