Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Extant Montana Railroad/Railway Structures
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Contributors: Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, James Burt, Elizabeth Guenzler, Jim
Heringer, Mark Hufstetler, Lynn Lagerstrom deRosa, Meredith Johnston, Bob
Kelly, Lindsay Korst, Jim Lowman, Norm Metcalf, Shanda Mitchell, Larry Perrigo,
Art Peterson, Lynette Peterseon, 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 |
Ingomar |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site |
M |
storage |
|
gone |
metal |
none |
wool house |
2000 |
Janney |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
3 miles south of town |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
abandoned |
|
none |
|
|
Java |
Great Northern |
over Java Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
multi-span deck girder high trestle |
5/05 |
Kalispell |
Great Northern |
15 Depot Loop |
P |
Chamber of Commerce |
1892 |
in use |
stucco |
BNSF |
|
5/08 |
Kalispell |
Great Northern |
relocated to 26 9th Avenue West |
M |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
remodeled |
8/10 |
Kevin |
Great Northern |
moved to 4 1st Street SW |
C |
senior center |
1903 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
9/09 |
Keystone |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
Keystone Gulch Road |
B |
unused |
c1913 |
gone |
concrete |
none |
|
6/06 |
Kinsey |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
Yellowstone River |
B |
unused |
c1907 |
gone |
steel |
none |
4 span Parker through truss |
12/11 |
Knowles |
Northern Pacific |
on site |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
rock |
MRL |
|
5/05 |
Laurel |
Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy |
east of town, north
of Interstate 90 |
Eh/Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete block,
corrugated metal |
BNSF |
miscellaneous shop/yard buildings |
6/06 |
Laurel |
Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy |
east of town, north
of Interstate 90 |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
sided |
BNSF |
two yard offices |
6/06 |
Laurel |
Northern Pacific |
400 East Main Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete |
BNSF |
modern |
5/09 |
Laurel |
Northern Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River, along US 212, south of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Pratt through truss, 3 spans |
6/06 |
Lennup |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
at summit of Bull Mountains.along State Route 294 |
M |
abandoned |
|
gone |
brick |
nonef |
No. 2 substation, 1957 line change left building a little off the last main line |
7/09 |
Lewistown |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
211 East Main Street |
P |
business |
1914 |
in use |
brick |
CMR |
Yogo Inn motel |
7/08 |
Lewistown |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
715 1st Avenue |
F |
vacant |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
5/07 |
Lewistown |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
now part of city
park |
M |
municipal use |
|
gone |
|
none |
former sand house, only building left of yard complex |
6/09 |
Lewistown |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
over Judith River |
B |
rr |
1913 |
in use |
steel |
CMR |
high deck girder trestle |
5/13 |
Lewistown |
Great Northern |
513 1st Avenue
North |
C |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Wells Fargo bank |
7/08 |
Lewistown |
Great Northern |
northwest of
passenger depot |
F |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
6/09 |
Lewistown |
Great Northern |
east of town,
directly under Interstate 87, on line from Lewistown to Grassrange, rail
never laid |
Tn |
unfinished |
|
never used |
|
none |
portals collapsed, about 900' long |
5/12 |
between Lewistown
and Grassrange |
Great Northern |
under Judith
Mountains, rail never laid |
Tn |
unfinished |
|
never used |
|
none |
3100' long |
5/12 |
Libby |
Great Northern |
100 Mineral Avenue |
P |
rr |
1941 |
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
Amtrak stop |
10/11 |
Libby |
Great Northern |
over Libby Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
Warren through truss |
6/06 |
Libby |
J. Neils Lumber Company
Rairoad |
1 mile south of
town on Highway 2 |
Eh |
museum |
c1938 |
to be relaid |
wood |
as yet unnamed |
part of The Heritage Museum |
6/06 |
Livingston |
Burlington Northern |
across from
Northern Pacific depot |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
MRL |
|
6/06 |
Livingston |
Northern Pacific |
200 West Park
Street |
P |
museum |
1902 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
Livingston Depot Center Museum, restored, on National Register |
5/14 |
Livingston |
Northern Pacific |
East Park between E
and H Streets |
Sh |
business |
1902 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
Livingston Rebuild Center, two story |
5/07 |
Livingston |
Northern Pacific |
West Park Street |
M |
restaurant |
1902 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
beanery |
5/14 |
Livingston |
Northern Pacific |
west of depot |
M |
business |
1902 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
baggage building |
7/12 |
Livingston |
Northern Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Warren through truss |
5/09 |
Lodge Grass |
Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy |
relocated to Big
Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin at 1163 3rd Street East |
C |
museum |
1906 |
none |
wood |
none |
two story |
1/15 |
Logan |
Northern Pacific |
over Gallatin River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
through plate girder |
6/06 |
Loma |
Great Northern |
moved to 104 4th
Avenue |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/08 |
Lombard |
Montana Rail Link |
over Sixteen Mile
Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific bridge from St. Regis that spanned the former Northern Pacific |
12/09 |
Lothair |
Great
Northern |
relocated
to farm |
C |
farm
storage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/10 |
Loweth |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
|
S |
vacant |
|
|
brick |
|
|
10/11 |
Malta |
Burlington Northern |
100 yards east of
depot |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
mow/signal building |
6/06 |
Malta |
Great Northern |
51 South 1st
Street East |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
Amtrak stop |
7/09 |
Malta |
Great Northern |
Lake Bowdoin, about
8.5 miles. east of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
through truss |
6/06 |
Malta |
Great Northern |
over Milk River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
Warren through truss |
6/06 |
Manhattan |
Northern Pacific |
moved to Emigrant |
C |
|
1884 |
none |
wood |
none |
unsure as to actual location |
|
Manhattan |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated to 305
Railroad Avenue |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Belgrade, modified, freight end gone |
5/09 |
Many Glacier |
Great Northern |
on Swift Current Lake, northwest part of Glacier National
Park |
M |
hotel |
1914-17 |
none |
wood |
none |
under renovation, Many Glacier Hotel, National Historic
Landmark |
4/16 |
Marion |
Great Northern |
395 Pleasant Valley
Rd.almost across from intersection with Gopher Lane |
M |
abandoned |
|
|
|
|
water tank footings and pumphouse |
9/12 |
Marysville |
Great Northern |
relocated to 153
Main Street |
C |
restaurant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Silver City. Marysville House Historic Restaurant |
6/06 |
Maudlow |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site |
M |
vacant |
c1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
railroad bungalow |
|
Melstone |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated near
right-of-way on 5th Avenue near US 12 on east end of town |
C |
business |
c1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
depot from Sumatra, modified with additions |
5/11 |
Menard |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
moved half a mile
to ranch |
C |
bunkhouse |
1913 |
none |
wood |
none |
7/09 depot not reported as there but old town board is on elevator?? |
|
Miles City |
Burlington Northern |
Pacific Avenue
adjacent to Northern Pacific passenger depot |
F |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
421 North 10th
Street |
P |
municipal |
|
unused |
brick |
none |
|
8/14 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
420 North 7th
Street |
F |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
sided with metal |
5/09 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
Milwaukee Street
east of Montana Street |
M |
vacant? |
1909 |
in use |
concrete |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
end of North
Cottage |
Sh |
business |
|
in use for
switching |
brick |
none |
backshops, PLM Rail Car |
7/12 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
end of North
Cottage |
O |
business offices |
|
none |
wood, sided |
none |
Montana Division office building |
6/06 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
419 North 7th
Street |
M |
art gallery |
1908 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
wool house |
12/11 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
701 Gordon Street |
M |
residence |
1913 |
gone |
concrete |
none |
boarding house |
6/06 |
Miles City |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Tongue River |
B |
unused |
|
unused |
steel |
none |
through truss, two span |
5/09 |
Miles City |
Northern Pacific |
500 Pacific Avenue |
P |
vacant |
1923-24 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Feasibility study for restoration underway. On National Register |
7/12 |
Miles City |
Northern Pacific |
over Tongue River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
2 span through truss |
5/09 |
Milltown |
Northern Pacific |
Relocated to 107
Pontiac Street |
C |
vacant |
|
None |
wood |
none |
Depot from Bonner |
4/13 |
Milltown |
Northern Pacific |
over Clark Fork
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Warren deck truss |
6/06 |
Milltown |
Northern Pacific |
over Blackfoot
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
Mission Station |
Northern Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River |
B |
abandoned |
1897 |
gone |
steel |
none |
2 span Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
Missoula |
Burlington Northern |
1001 Defoe |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
metal/block |
MRL |
yard office/tower |
6/06 |
Missoula |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
250 Station Drive |
P |
offices |
1910 |
gone |
brick |
none |
University of Montana (second floor). On National Register. |
5/07 |
Missoula |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
at Fort
MissoulaMuseum at 3400 Captain Rawn Way, in historical section |
C |
museum |
c1908 |
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Drummond |
8/11 |
Missoula |
Montana Rail Link |
101 International
Drive |
O |
rr |
2000 |
nearby |
brick |
MRL |
General Offices |
6/06 |
Missoula |
Northern Pacific |
100 Railroad Street |
P |
business |
1901 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
On National Register |
7/12 |
Missoula |
Northern Pacific |
306 West Railroad
Street |
F |
business |
c1947-48 |
in use |
brick |
MRL |
|
8/10 |
Missoula |
Northern Pacific |
1705 Rogers |
Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
MRL |
|
6/06 |
Missoula |
Northern Pacific |
adjacent to
passenger depot |
Tt |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
|
6/06 |
Missoula |
Northern Pacific |
over Bitterroot
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Warren pony truss, Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
Moccasin |
Great Northern |
Railway Street (Highway 203) at
foot of 1st Avenue East |
C |
storage |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
Moccasin |
Great Northern |
on site |
Tn |
rr |
1943 |
in use |
concrete |
BNSF |
Tunnel 3.8 |
5/05 |
Monarch |
Great Northern |
Cascade Avenue |
C |
museum |
1902 |
gone |
wood |
none |
6/14 |
|
Monarch |
Great Northern |
Cascade Avenue |
M |
under restoration |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
section house, being restored by Monarch-Neihart Historical Group, Inc |
|
Muir Station |
Northern Pacific |
|
Tn |
rr |
1884, 1945 |
in use |
rock, stone portal |
MRL |
old Muir Tunnel and new Bozeman Tunnel, east portals |
6/06 |
Nashua |
Great Northern |
relocated to 709
Front Street |
C |
senior center |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
7/09 |
Nashua |
Great Northern |
relocated to east
end of town, north of US 2 at dead end of Porcupine Road |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Frazier, MT. 48.1387, -106.3517 |
9/15 |
Nevada City |
replica depot |
on site |
C |
tourist line |
1964 |
tourist |
wood |
Alder Gulch Short
Line RR |
built to Great Northern plans for Hugo MT depot |
10/09 |
Nevada City |
Alder Gulch Short
Line |
on site |
Eh |
tourist line |
1999 |
tourist |
wood |
Alder Gulch |
|
10/09 |
Nimrod (Flathead
County) |
Great Northern |
east of town as far
as Snowslip |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
several snowsheds |
5/05 |
Nimrod (Granite
County) |
Northern Pacific |
1.5 miles northwest
of town |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
|
MRL |
|
|
Nohly (Nohle) |
Great Northern |
Missouri River,
just north of town |
B |
rr |
1913 |
in use |
steel |
YSVR |
Parker truss vertical lift and 3 Parker through trusses |
4/10 |
Norris |
Northern Pacific |
moved to 3.5 miles
west of Ennis on SR 287 |
C |
storage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/05 |
Noxon |
Northern Pacific |
over Clark Fork
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
8 span deck girder |
5/05 |
.Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Removals:
2024
- 4/17 Logan Northern Pacific water tower (demolished March 2011)
Last Updated 8/27/24