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Recent Updates Last updated 6/29/11
Updated towns are in red type. Contributors to this list include Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, Jeff Borne, Meredith Johnston, Dale Jones, Lynn Lagerstrom deRosa, Lindsay Korst, Norm Metcalf, Shanda Mitchell, Larry Perrigo, Art Peterson, J.Mike Powers, Ken Secrest, Richard B. Shulby, and Thornton Waite. Thanks to Art and Lynette Peterson for the many recent updates.
| Paradise | NP | on site |
C | rr | in use | brick | MRL | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Paradise | NP | over Clark Fork River | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | 4 span Pratt through truss, field checked 6/06 | |
| Paragon (MP 1124.5) | CMStP&P | over Yellowstone River | B | road use | gone | steel | none | 4 span through truss, field checked 6/06 | |
| Perma | NP | near town over Flathead River | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | 4 span Pratt through truss, field checked 6/06 | |
Phillipsburg |
NP |
moved across tracks |
C |
residence |
in use |
wood |
MRL |
Field checked 2/05 |
|
| Plains | NP | on site | C | rr | in use | wood | MRL | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Plentywood | Great Northern | on site | C | rr | in use | wood | BNSF | Field checked 12/09 | |
| Plevna | CMStP&P | relocated north of tracks along Railroad Ave. | C | storage | none | wood | none | modified, field checked 5/07 | |
| Plevna | CMStP&P | relocated north of tracks next to original depot | C | storage | none | wood | none | standard portable, second depot, field checked 6/06 | |
| Polson | NP | 604 Main St. | O | business | storefront office after depot closed, Field checked 8/09 | ||||
| Power | GN | relocated to 306 Central Ave. | C | senior center | nearby | wood | BNSF | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Primrose (S of DeSmet) | CMStP&P | on site | S | private | 1916 | gone | brick | none | substation #10, field checked 4/05 |
| Radnor | Great Northern | from Highway 93 twenty-six miles west of Whitefish turn left on poorly marked Upper Sillwater Lake Road (small green sign), just before road turns right and crosses the Stillwater River take right of two dirt roads back to depot, private road, hard to see from road during summer | C | private | across river | wood | BNSF | small depot, Field checked 6/11 | |
| Ravalli | NP | moved to St. Ignatius | C | museum | none | wood | none | Railroad ToyTrain Museum, field checked 5/08 | |
| Ravenna | CMStP&P | across river from I-90 | S | abandoned | gone | brick | none | substation #9 | |
| Ravenna | CMStP&P | near town | Tn | abandoned | gone | none | |||
| Red Lodge | NP | 11 W. 8th St. | C | museum | aband. | wood | none | Carbon County Arts Guild Gallery, restored, Field checked 8/10 | |
| Redstone | GN | relocated to 31 2nd Ave. | C | garage | none | wood | none | Field checked 12/09 | |
| Reed Point | NP | relocated to Divison St./2nd Ave.N | C | fire station | none | wood | none | Field checked 5/07 | |
| Reed Point | GN, NP | between Reed Point and Columbus, north of I-90 | B | road/rr | in use | steel | none/MRL | two 3 span through truss bridges, GN line long abandoned, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Rexford | GN | moved to Eureka | C | museum | none | wood | none | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Rimrock (Siding) | GN | about 1.5 mi. N | Tn | rr | in use | BNSF | |||
| Ringling | CMStP&P | on site | C | unused | gone | wood | none | part of roof missing, Endangered! Field checked 8/10 |
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| Rivulet | NP | near town, Fish Creek | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | deck girder | |
| Rocker | BA&P | on site | C | vacant | in use | wood | Rarus Ry. | Field checked 5/07 | |
| Rocker | BA&P | on site | M | vacant | in use | wood | Rarus Ry. | section house, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Rocker | BA&P | on site | M | rr | in use | wood | Rarus Ry. | scale house, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Ronan | NP | 426 Main St. | O | business | storefront office after depot closed, Field checked 8/09 | ||||
| Ross Fork | GN | relocated from trackside on Ross Fork Rd. | C | storage | nearby | wood | BNSF | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Ross Fork | GN | on site | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Roundup | CMStP&P | on site | C | business | gone | wood | none | Field checked 8/09 | |
| Roy | CMStP&P | relocated to S.R. 191 | C | storage | none | wood | none | Field checked 5/05 | |
| Rudyard | GN | 4th Ave.NW/1st St. NW | C | museum | in use | wood | BNSF | Rudyard Historical Society Museum, Field checked 7/09 | |
| Ryegate | CMStP&P | moved to farm 16.5 miles south of town | C | hunting lodge | 1909 | none | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 |
| Saco | GN | U.S. 2 | F | rr | in use | metal | BNSF | prefab, Field checked 8/10 | |
| St. Ignatius | NP | U.S. 93, about 3 mi. N of town | C | museum | none | wood | none | depot from Ravalli, Railroad Toy Train Museum | |
St. Regis |
CMStP&P |
over Clark Fork River |
B |
abandoned |
gone |
steel |
none |
deck girder, multi-span, Field checked 12/09 |
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| Salem | CMStP&P | 4 mi. east of town | Tn | abandoned | 1913 | gone | none | Belt Creek Tunnel, two shorter tunnels further east, relatively inaccessible | |
| Saltese | CMStP&P | on site | B | trail use | 1914 | gone | steel | none | Field checked 5/09 |
| Saltese | CMStP&P | 3.5 mi. west over Dominion Creek | B | 1914 | gone | steel | none | Field checked 12/04 | |
| Sand Coulee | GN | relocated to 23 Cottonwood Ave., Stockett | C | vacant | none | wood | none | Field checked 5/09 | |
| Savage | NP | over Yellowstone River | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | 5 span Warren through truss, Field checked 5/05 | |
| Shelby | GN | 230 Front St. | C | rr | in use | wood | BNSF | modernized 1950s, Amtrak stop, Field checked 10/10 | |
| Shelby | GN | just west of depot | Eh | vacant | 1950 | in use | brick | BNSF | 3 stalls, Field checked 10/10 |
| Sheridan | NP | relocated to Wisconsin Creek Rd. north of town | C | residence | none | wood | none | combined with Twin Bridges depot, Reported 9/06 | |
| Sidney | NP/GN | 907 E. Main St. | C | rr | in use | wood | YSVR (BNSF) | Field checked 6/11 | |
| Silver Bow | CMStP&P | relocated to Harrison Ave. in Butte | C | business | none | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Silver City | GN | relocated to Main St. in Marysville | C | restaurant | none | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Skyline | NP | btwn Blossburg and Austin | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | curving high trestle, deck girder | |
| Slayton | GN | over Musselshell River and CMStP&P | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | multi-span deck and through girder, Field checked 2000 | |
| Snowden | GN | over Missouri River | B | rr | in use | steel | YSVR | Field checked 4/10 | |
| Spring Creek Jct. | GN/CMStP&P | on site | B | abandoned | 1912 | gone? | wood | none | 1391' long, Field checked 6/06 |
| Springtime | NP | over Yellowstone River | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | 3 span Warren truss, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Steel | Great Falls & Canada | on site on ranch | C | vacant | c1890 | gone | stone/wood | none | 3' gauge, Field checked 5/05 |
| Stockett | GN | relocated to 23 Cottonwood Ave. | C | residence | none | wood | none | depot from Sand Coulee, Field checked 6509 | |
| Stockett | GN | relocated to 31 Cottonwood Ave. | C | vacant | none | wood | none | depot from Gerber, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Stuart | MU/NP | relocated to Frontage Rd., Crackerville near Hot Springs | C | private | nearby | wood | BNSF | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Sumatra | CMStP&P | moved to Melstone | C | business | c1913 | gone | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 |
| Summit (Marias Pass) | GN | relocated to U.S. 2 | C | vacant | in use nearby | wood | BNSF | Field checked 5/09 | |
| Sunset | CMStP&P | on old Lindbergh Ranch, off "Nine Mile Prairie Road" | C | gone | wood | none | Field checked 11/08 | ||
| Superior | CMStP&P | relocated about 1 mile west of town on Mullan Road West (old U.S. 10), on north side of highway, about 50 feet off highway on private property | C | storage/garage use | none | wood | none | modified, difficult to photograph, Field checked 8/09 | |
| Terry | CMStP&P | Yellowstone River | B | c1907 | gone | steel | none | 4 span Parker through truss | |
| Terry | NP | east of town, north of I-90 | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | single span, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Terry | NP | relocated to Launore Ave./Garfield Ave. | C | museum | nearby | wood | BNSF | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Thompson Falls | N. Pacific | on site | C | rr | in use | wood | MRL | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Three Forks | CMStP&P | across from Sacajawea Hotel on Main St. | C | restaurant | 1913 | gone | wood | none | Field checked 5/09 |
| Three Forks | CMStP&P | Main St. | M | hotel | c1910 | gone | wood | none | former clubhouse, now Lewis & Clark Hotel, modified, Field checked 6/06 |
| Three Forks | CMStP&P | 115 W. Hickory St. | M | residence | 1915 | none | wood | none | Three Forks Hospital built by CMStP&P, 2.5 story, now apartments, Field checked 6/06 |
| Three Forks | NP | over Madison River, east of town | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | Pratt through truss, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Townsend | NP | over Missouri River | B | rr | 1927 | in use | steel | MRL | 4 span Pratt through truss, Field checked 6/06 |
| Trego | GN | about 12 mi. south of town | Tn | rr | 1970 | in use | BNSF | Flathead Tunnel, 7.01 mi. long | |
| Trident | NP | on main road at cement plant | C | storage | 1911 | in use | concrete/stucco | MRL | Endangered! hopefully to be moved, Field checked 6/11 |
| Trout Creek | NP | Noxon Reservoir, 3 mi. northwest of town | B | rr | in use | steel | MRL | Baltimore through truss and deck girder, Field checked 5/05 | |
| Troy | GN | 1.5 mi. south of town | Tn | rr | in use | BNSF | |||
| Troy | GN | 711 Missoula Ave. | M | museum | in use | wood/stucco | BNSF | former crew room, once sat west of Troy depot, Field checked 7/10 | |
| Troy | GN | relocated | Wt | in use | steel | BNSF | Field checked 12/04 | ||
| Turner | GN | on site | C | unused | abandoned | wood | none | Field checked 8/08 | |
| Twin Bridges | NP | relocated to Sheridan | C | residence | none | wood | none | combined with Sheridan depot, Reported 9/06 | |
| Two Medicine | GN | U.S. 2 east of East Glacier | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | highest bridge on GN, Field checked 5/09 | |
| Ulm | GN | moved to 15 Lewis St. | C | residence | none | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Vaughn | GN | relocated to 125 U.S. 89 | C | business | nearby | wood | BNSF | metal sheathed, Field Checked 7/07 | |
| Victor | NP | relocated to 125 Blake St. at Main St. | C | museum | in use | wood | MRL | Victor Historical Society Museum, Field checked 8/10 | |
| Virginia City | NP | relocated to west end of town | C | museum | tourist line | wood | Alder Gulch Short Line RR | depot from Harrison, Field checked 10/09 | |
| Ware | CMStP&P | about 1 mi. SW, Judith River | B | rr | in use | CMR | Field checked 5/05 | ||
| West End | NP | west of Bozeman Tunnel west portal | M | rr | in use | wood | MRL | Field checked 6/06 | |
| West Glacier (Belton) | GN | U.S. 2, Glacier N. P. | C | rr/offices | 1910 | in use | wood | BNSF | relocated in 1935, Amtrak stop, Field checked 6/06 |
| West Glacier (Belton) | GN | U.S. 2, Glacier N. P. | M | lodge | in use | wood | BNSF | Belton Chalet, Field checked 6/06 | |
| West Glacier | GN | over Going-to-the-Sun Highway | B | rr | in use | concrete | BNSF | Field checked 6/06 | |
| West Yellowstone | Oregon Short Line (UP) | Yellowstone Ave. | P | museum | 1908 | gone | stone | none | Museum of the Yellowstone, on National Register, Field checked 8/10 |
| West Yellowstone | Oregon Short Line (UP) | Yellowstone Ave. | M | municipal use | 1925 | gone | stone/wood | none | dining lodge designed by S. S. Underwood, Field checked 8/10 |
| West Yellowstone | Oregon Short Line (UP) | Yellowstone Ave. | M | police station | 1922 | gone | stone | none | baggage facility, Field checked 8/10 |
| West Yellowstone | Oregon Short Line (UP) | Yellowstone Ave. | M | municipal use | gone | wood | none | dormitory, only a portion remains, Field checked 8/10 | |
| West Yellowstone | UP | Yellowstone Ave. | Wt | unused | gone | steel | none | Field checked 8/10 | |
| Whitefish | GN | N. Central Ave. | P | rr/museum | 1927, 1928 | in use | wood/stucco | BNSF | Stumptown Historical Society, 3 story, Division offices, Amtrak stop, Field checked 5/08 |
Whitefish |
GN |
Railway St. west of depot | Rh |
in use |
brick/metal |
BNSF |
8 stalls, turntable, Field checked 6/06 |
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| White Sulphur Springs | Montana RR (WSS&YP) (CMStP&P) | relocated to SW 6th Ave./W. Main | C | wood | formery located at Dorsey, enlarged after move to White Sulphur Springs, Field checked 8/10 | ||||
| Whitetail | GN | C | residence | none | wood | none | depot from Flaxville | ||
| Whitewater | GN | relocated to 2nd Ave./Main St. | C | private | none | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wickes | Montana Central (GN) | off Wickes Rd. | Tn | abandoned | 1888 | gone | concrete | none | 1645' with wooden doors, Field checked 6/06 |
| Wilsall | Great Northern | on site | C | storage | gone | wood | none | in poor shape, Field checked 5/09 | |
| Windham | GN | relocated between Central Ave. and 3rd Ave. | C | residence | none | wood | none | Field checked 5/08 | |
| Windham | GN | about 2 mi. NW | Tn | rr | in use | BNSF | |||
| Winifred | CMStP&P | C | storage | gone | wood | none | Field checked 5/05 | ||
| Wolf Creek | BNSF | 320 Recreational Rd. | O | rr | in use | metal | BNSF | Field checked 5/05 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | 0.1 mi. east of I-15 exit 226 on Recreation Rd. | C | church | in use | wood | BNSF | Field checked 5/09 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | west of 320 Recreational Rd. | F | rr? | in use | metal | BNSF | Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | east of 320 Recreational Rd. | M | rr | in use | wood | BNSF | section house, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | 3 mi. east of town over Little Prickly Pear Creek | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | Warren pony truss, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | 3.7 mi. east of town over Little Prickly Pear Creek | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | curved deck girder viaduct, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | 4.1 miles east of town over Little Prickly Pear Creek | B | rr | in use | steel | BNSF | deck girder, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | 4.4 miles east of town | Tn | rr | in use | stone | BNSF | Tunnel #4, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Creek | GN | west of I-15 | Tn | rr | in use | stone | BNSF | Tunnel # 5, Field checked 6/06 | |
| Wolf Point | GN | 320 Front St. | C | rr | in use | prefab/wood | BNSF | modern, Amtrak stop, Field checked 5/08 | |
| Wolf Point | GN | across tracks from depot | M | rr | in use | wood | BNSF | section house, Field checked 6/06 | |
Zurich |
GN |
relocated to 2nd Ave. |
C |
residence |
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
Field checked 6/06 |
Compiled by M.J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.