Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Extant Montana Railroad/Railway Structures
F-H
Contributors: Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, Jeff Borne, James Burt, Ken and
Emilee Dekam, Elizabeth Guenzler, Lynn Lagerstrom deRosa, Mark Hufstetler,
Martin A. Johnson, Meredith Johnston, Bob Kelley, Lindsay Korst, Mark Meyer,
Shanda Mitchell, Larry Perrigo, Art Peterson, Lynette Peterson, J.Mike Powers,
Ken Secrest, Richard B. Shulby and Thornton Waite.
|
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
|
Fairmont |
Northern Pacific |
on site |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
800' long viaduct |
6/06 |
|
Fairview |
Montana Eastern (Great Northern) |
over Yellowstone River 3.8 miles east of town |
B |
trail use |
1913 |
gone |
steel |
none |
lift bridge |
6/11 |
|
Fairview |
Montana Eastern (Great Northern) |
west of bridge |
Tn |
trail use |
1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Fallon |
Northern Pacific |
west of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
2 span deck girder |
6/06 |
|
Fife |
Great Northern |
4 miles east of town |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
|
|
|
Flaxville |
Great Northern |
moved to Whitetail |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
12/09 |
|
Flaxville |
Soo |
relocated |
C |
|
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from ? passenger section gone |
7/06 |
|
Florence |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to Lolo Creek Road |
C |
business/residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot split into three parts, highly modified |
|
|
Forsyth |
Burlington Northern |
10th Avenue south |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
prefab, maintenance-of-way building |
6/06 |
|
Forsyth |
Northern Pacific |
relocated on US 12 west of town just west of Centerville Road on Depot Lane |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
Depot from Hysham |
8/09 |
|
Forsyth |
`Northern Pacific |
relocated to northwest part of town near old Yellowstone River bridge |
C |
residence |
` |
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/09 |
|
Forsyth |
Northern Pacific |
800 Main Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
brick/concrete |
BNSF |
modern |
5/07 |
|
Fort Benton |
Great Northern |
about four miles northeast of town |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
gone |
|
none |
|
|
|
Frazier |
Great
Northern |
moved to
Nashua, MT |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
None |
|
9/15 |
|
Frenchtown |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
ten miles west of town |
Tn |
unused |
c1915 |
gone |
stone/concrete |
none |
single track tunnel, Nine Mile Tunnel |
6/06 |
|
Frenchtown |
Northern Pacific |
moved to 147 Railroad Avenue in Alberton |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
two story passenger end |
7/12 |
|
Fromberg |
Northern Pacific |
moved slightly to 101 East River Street |
C |
museum |
1899 |
nearby |
wood |
MRL |
Clark’s Fork Valley Museum |
5/05 |
|
Gallatin Gateway |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
76405 Gallatin Road |
P |
housing for Yellowstone Club employees |
1928 |
gone |
stucco |
none |
Gallatin Gateway Inn, combination hotel/depot, Milwaukee's station for Yellowstone National Park |
12/15 |
|
Gallatin Gateway |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
US 191, north of depot |
M |
residence |
1928 |
gone |
stucco |
none |
dormitory |
6/06 |
|
Gallatin Gateway |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
west of depot |
M |
residence |
1928 |
gone |
wood |
none |
worker’s dormitory |
6/06 |
|
Gardiner |
Northern Pacific |
Old Yellowstone Trail/West Main Street |
F |
municipal use |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
replaced original log depot, modified |
8/10 |
|
Garneill |
Great Northern |
over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific right-of-way |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
deck and through plate girder |
6/06 |
|
Garrison |
Northern Pacific |
380 Garrison Frontage Road |
M |
residence |
1910 |
in use |
wood |
MRL |
two-story section foreman's house, flanked by two other Northern Pacific buildings, on north side is a probable frame bunk house, on the south side is a possible two-story agent's house (modified, stucco) |
12/15 |
|
Garrison |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
on site |
Tn |
unused |
c1915 |
gone |
stone/concrete |
none |
single track tunnel |
6/06 |
|
Garrison |
Northern Pacific |
on site |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
stone/concrete |
MRL |
double track tunnel, adjacent to Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific tunnel |
6/06 |
|
Garrison |
Northern Pacific |
over Willow Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
through plate girder |
6/06 |
|
Garryowen |
CB&Q |
over Little Bighorn River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
single span through truss |
6/06 |
|
Geraldine |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
191 Railroad Avenue |
C |
museum |
1914 |
in use |
wood |
CMR |
restored |
3/11 |
|
Gerber |
Great Northern |
relocated to 31 Cottonwood Avenue, Stockett |
C |
vacant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Gilford |
Great Northern |
on site |
F |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
|
8/10 |
|
Glacier Park |
Great Northern |
on site at 400 Highway 49 North |
P |
rr |
|
in use |
log |
BNSF |
Amtrak stop in summer |
5/08 |
|
Glasgow |
Great Northern |
424 1st Avenue South |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Amtrak stop |
8/10 |
|
Glasgow |
Great Northern |
720 1st Avenue South |
F |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
|
8/10 |
|
Glasgow |
Great Northern |
across tracks from depot |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
section house |
6/06 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
310 North Merrill Avenue |
P |
rr |
1881 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
|
5/07 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
Yellowstone River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
through truss |
6/06 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
303 South Nowlan |
M |
residence |
|
nearby |
brick |
BNSF |
superintendent's house |
6/06 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
225 East Valentine |
M |
residence |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
agent's house |
6/06 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
300 block of East Valentine |
M |
vacant |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
company houses, Endangered! |
6/06 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
east side of yards |
Rh |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
|
5/09 |
|
Glendive |
Northern Pacific |
near roundhouse |
Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
car shop |
6/06 |
|
Gold Creek |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
visible from Interstate 90 |
S |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
substation #8 |
5/07 |
|
Grass Range |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
at junction of Main Street and East 7th Street |
C |
part of grain elevator |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Great Falls |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
101 River Drive |
P |
business |
1914-15 |
gone |
brick |
none |
2 story, 135 foot tower |
8/10 |
|
Great Falls |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
First Ave South/Park Drive |
F |
business |
1914 |
gone |
brick |
none |
|
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
over Missouri River |
B |
trail use |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
through girder |
6/06 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
First Avenue South |
P |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
|
5/08 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
2 Railroad Square |
F |
museum |
1913 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Children's Museum |
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
off Bay Road |
Eh |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
|
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
Bay Street/Keogh Court. |
Tt |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
|
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
60 Railroad Square |
O |
|
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
division office, commissary and express building |
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
Huffman Court |
Sh |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
car shop |
5/09 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
Keogh Court |
M |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
shops storehouse |
6/06 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
west of 6th Street |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete block |
BNSF |
yard tower |
6/06 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
over Missouri River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
deck girder |
6/06 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
over Rainbow Falls, Missouri River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
deck truss |
6/06 |
|
Great Falls |
Great Northern |
Sun River at 13th Avenue SW |
B |
rr |
1899 |
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
2 span through truss |
6/06 |
|
Hamilton |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to 98 Marcus Street |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
2 story |
8/10 |
|
Hardin |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy |
10 East Railway Street |
C |
municipal |
1922 |
in use |
brick/stucco |
BNSF |
Hardin Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, community center |
8/24 |
|
Hardin |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy |
over Bighorn River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
3 span through truss |
6/06 |
|
Hardin |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy |
relocated to Big Horn County Historical Museum at 1163 3rd Street East |
C |
museum |
1906 |
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Lodge Grass, restored |
8/24 |
|
Hardy |
Great Northern |
about three-and-a-half miles southwest |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
rock |
BNSF |
|
5/05 |
|
Harlem |
Burlington Northern |
east end of town |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
maintenance-of-way/signal maintainer use |
8/10 |
|
Harlowton |
Montana Railroad (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific) |
307 Central Avenue South |
C |
museum |
1908 |
gone |
wood |
none |
restored |
8/14 |
|
Harlowton |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
near depot |
Rh |
vacant/storage |
1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
owned by city. Five of the twelve stores remain |
8/09 |
|
Harlowton |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
adjacent to roundhouse |
Sh |
storage |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
8/09 |
|
Harlowton |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
near roundhouse |
M |
storage |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
long shed |
8/09 |
|
Harlowton |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
1st Street East |
M |
vacant |
1908 |
gone |
wood |
none |
ex-Milwaukee Road hotel, 2 story, Starr Hotel. Unsure if still there (maybe Graves Hotel, which was destroyed by fire in February 2023) |
6/06 |
|
Harlowton |
Great Northern |
relocated to west end of town on south side of US 12 |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Hedgesville |
7/12 |
|
Harrison |
Northern Pacific |
moved to Virginia City, west end of town |
C |
tourist line |
|
tourist |
wood |
Alder Gulch Short Line RR |
restored |
|
|
Haskell Pass |
Great Northern |
off Pleasant Valley Road |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
gone |
timber-lined |
none |
east portal collapsed, west portal still open??, Warning! Dangerous terrain due to rockfalls and slides |
2010 |
|
Haugan |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated slightly west of original site |
C |
abandoned |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
split in two sections. Windows boarded up. On private property. |
9/13 |
|
Haugan |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
on site |
M |
abandoned |
|
gone |
concrete |
none |
stand for steam locomotive oil supply tank |
6/16 |
|
Havre |
Great Northern |
235 Main Street |
P |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
two story, Amtrak stop |
10/20 |
|
Havre |
Great Northern |
along 1st Avenue east of 7th Street |
Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
diesel shop |
8/10 |
|
Havre |
Great Northern |
east of diesel shop |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
warehouse |
6/06 |
|
Havre |
Burlington Northern |
664 Main Street |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
yard office |
6/06 |
|
Havre |
Burlington Northern |
across from passenger depot |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
mow shop |
6/06 |
|
Havre |
Burlington Northern |
east of warehouse |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
materials handling building |
6/06 |
|
Havre |
BNSF |
660 Main Street |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
mow office |
6/06 |
|
Havre |
BNSF |
east end of shops area |
Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
car shops |
6/06 |
|
Hedgesville |
Great Northern |
moved to Harlowton |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
7/12 |
|
Helena |
Great Northern |
1100 East Lyndale |
C |
vacant |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
|
Helena |
Helena Light & Traction Company |
15 North Jackson |
IO |
fraternal order use |
|
none |
stone |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Helena |
Northern Pacific |
1500 Railroad Avenue |
P |
rr |
1904 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
|
8/12 |
|
Helena |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to 1300 East Lyndale Avenue |
C |
residence |
original depot |
none |
wood |
none |
1.5 story, bay window and gable above still present |
6/06 |
|
Henderson |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
Clark Fork River |
B |
unused |
c1915 |
gone |
steel |
none |
2 span through truss |
|
|
Hingham |
Great Northern |
moved to 7th Avenue/4th Street at elevator? Perhaps on Park Avenue by tracks instead? |
C |
business |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
|
8/10 |
|
Hysham |
Northern Pacific |
moved to west of Forsyth |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
8/09 |
.Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Removals:
2024 - 4/17 Fort Benton (Great Northern) - demolished November 2018
Last Updated 8/27/24