Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Extant Montana Railroad/Railway Structures
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Contributors: Lew Ableidinger, Matt Anderson, Jeff Borne, Elizabeth Guenzler, Chuck Hatler, Jim Heringer, Mark Hufstetler, Meredith Johnston, Dale Jones, Lynn Lagerstrom deRosa, Lindsay Korst, Norm Metcalf, Shanda Mitchell, Larry Perrigo, Art Peterson, Lynette Peterson, J. Mike Powers, Ken Secrest, Richard B. Shulby, and Thornton Waite.
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City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
|
Paradise |
Northern Pacific |
on site at 495 Railroad Avenue |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
brick |
MRL |
|
5/08 |
|
Paradise |
Northern Pacific |
over Clark Fork
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
4 span Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
|
Paragon (MP 1124.5) |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River |
B |
road use |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
4 span through truss |
12/11 |
|
Perma |
Northern Pacific |
near town over
Flathead River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
4 span Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
|
Phillipsburg |
Northern Pacific |
moved across tracks |
C |
residence |
|
in use |
wood |
MRL |
|
2/05 |
|
Plains |
Burlington Northern |
on site |
C |
rr |
1970 |
in use |
wood |
MRL |
|
9/11 |
|
Plentywood |
Great Northern |
on site at 122
South Main Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
Yellowstone Valley
RR |
|
12/09 |
|
Plevna |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated north of tracks
along Railroad Avenue |
C |
storage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
modified |
5/07 |
|
Plevna |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated north of
tracks next to original depot |
C |
storage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
standard portable, second depot |
6/06 |
|
Polson |
Northern Pacific |
604 Main Street |
O |
business |
|
|
|
|
storefront office after depot closed |
8/09 |
|
Power |
Great Northern |
relocated to 306
Central Avenue |
C |
senior center |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
|
5/08 |
|
Primrose |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site along
Montana Secondary Highway 263 (Mullan Road), about 10 miles west of Missoula |
S |
private |
1915 |
gone |
brick |
none |
substation #10, on National Register |
1/15 |
|
Primrose |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
to west of
substation |
M |
|
|
gone |
wood |
none |
operator's bungalow, with additions |
10/11 |
|
Primrose |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated to south
end of Harper Bridge Road |
M |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
operator's bungalow |
10/11 |
|
Radnor |
Great Northern |
from Highway 93
twenty-six miles west of Whitefish, turn left on poorly marked Upper
Sillwater Lake Road (small green sign). Jjust 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 |
6/11 |
|
Ravalli |
Northern Pacific |
moved to St.
Ignatius |
C |
museum |
|
none |
wood |
none |
Railroad Toy Train Museum |
5/08 |
|
Ravenna |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
across river from
Interstate 90 |
S |
abandoned |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
substation #9 |
2/13 |
|
Ravenna |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
near town |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
gone |
|
none |
|
|
|
Red Lodge |
Northern Pacific |
11 West 8th Street |
C |
museum |
|
aband. |
wood |
none |
Carbon County Arts Guild Gallery, restored |
8/10 |
|
Redstone |
Great Northern |
relocated to 31 2nd
Avenue |
C |
garage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
12/09 |
|
Reed Point |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to
Divison Street/2nd Avenue North |
C |
fire station |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/07 |
|
Reed Point |
Great Northern,
Northern Pacific |
between Reed Point
and Columbus, north of Interstate 90 |
B |
road/rr |
|
in use |
steel |
none/MRL |
two 3 span through truss bridges, Great Northern line long abandoned |
6/06 |
|
Rexford |
Great Northern |
moved to Eureka |
C |
museum |
|
none |
wood |
none |
restored |
1/12 |
|
Rimrock (Siding) |
Great Northern |
about 1.5 miles
north |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
|
|
|
Rivulet |
Northern Pacific |
near town, Fish
Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
deck girder |
|
|
Rocker |
Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific |
on site |
C |
vacant |
|
in use |
wood |
BA&P |
|
5/07 |
|
Rocker |
Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific |
on site |
M |
vacant |
|
in use |
wood |
BA&P |
section house |
6/06 |
|
Rocker |
Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific |
on site |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BA&P |
scale house |
6/06 |
|
Ronan |
Northern Pacific |
426 Main Street |
O |
business |
|
|
|
|
storefront office after depot closed |
8/09 |
|
Ross Fork |
Great Northern |
relocated from
trackside on Ross Fork Rd. Take State Route 426 west to Ross Fork Road, then
4.3 miles. Note: Ross Fork Rd, curves right at a junction not long after
getting on it. |
C |
storage |
|
nearby |
wood |
CMR |
|
8/11 |
|
Ross Fork |
Great Northern |
on site |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
deck girder viaduct |
6/06 |
|
Roundup |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site at 102
Railroad Avenue East |
C |
business |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/09 |
|
Roy |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated to 25337
State Route 191 |
C |
storage |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Rudyard |
Great Northern |
25 4th Avenue |
C |
museum |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
Rudyard Historical Society Museum |
7/09 |
|
Ryegate |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
moved to farm 16.5
miles south of town |
C |
hunting lodge |
1909 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Saco |
Great Northern |
US 2 |
F |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
prefab |
8/10 |
|
St. Ignatius |
Northern Pacific |
74267 US 93, about
three miles north of town |
C |
museum |
1885 |
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Ravalli. Part of the Four Winds Trading Post |
|
|
St. Regis |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
over Clark Fork River |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
deck girder, multi-span |
12/09 |
|
Salem |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
four miles east of
town |
Tn |
abandoned |
1913 |
gone |
|
none |
Belt Creek Tunnel, two shorter tunnels further east, relatively inaccessible |
|
|
Saltese |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site |
B |
trail use |
1914 |
gone |
steel |
none |
|
5/09 |
|
Saltese |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
3.5 miles west over
Dominion Creek |
B |
|
1914 |
gone |
steel |
none |
|
12/04 |
|
Sand Coulee |
Great Northern |
relocated to 23
Cottonwood Avenue in Stockett |
C |
vacant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/09 |
|
Saugus |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Custer Creek |
B |
unused |
|
gone |
|
none |
|
12/11 |
|
Savage |
Northern Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
5 span Warren through truss |
5/05 |
|
Shelby |
Great Northern |
230 Front Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
modernized 1950s, Amtrak stop |
10/20 |
|
Shelby |
Great Northern |
just west of depot |
Eh |
vacant |
1950 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
3 stalls |
10/10 |
|
Sheridan |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to Wisconsin
Creek Road north of town |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
combined with Twin Bridges depot |
9/06 |
|
Shonkin |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated back from
right-of-way |
C |
community club |
1913 |
none |
wood, re-sided |
none |
Shonkin Community Club |
2007 |
|
Sidney |
Northern
Pacific/Great Northern |
907 East Main
Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
YSVR (BNSF) |
|
6/11 |
|
Silver Bow |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated to 3320 Harrison
Avenue in Butte |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Silver City |
Great Northern |
relocated to 153
Main Street in Marysville |
C |
restaurant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Skyline |
Northern Pacific |
between Blossburg and
Austin |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
curving high trestle, deck girder |
|
|
Slayton |
Great Northern |
over Musselshell
River and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
multi-span deck and through girder |
2000 |
|
Snowden |
Great Northern |
over Missouri River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
YSVR |
|
4/10 |
|
Spring Creek Jct. |
Great
Northern/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific |
on site along State
Route 426 north of Lewistown |
B |
abandoned |
1912 |
abandoned |
wood |
none |
1391' long, largest wood pile trestle in Montana |
8/11 |
|
Springtime |
Northern Pacific |
over Yellowstone
River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
3 span Warren truss |
6/06 |
|
Square Butte |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated about
nine miles south of town, east of highway |
C |
unused |
|
none |
wood |
none |
passenger end only |
3/12 |
|
Steel |
Great Falls &
Canada |
on site on ranch |
C |
vacant |
c1890 |
gone |
stone/wood |
none |
3' gauge |
5/05 |
|
Stockett |
Great Northern |
relocated to 23
Cottonwood Avenue |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Sand Coulee |
6/09 |
|
Stockett |
Great Northern |
relocated to 31
Cottonwood Avenue |
C |
vacant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
Gone? depot from Gerber |
6/06 |
|
Stuart |
MU/Northern Pacific |
relocated to 3598
Crackerville Road. at junction of SR 1/SR 441 |
C |
vacant |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
7/12 |
|
Sumatra |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
moved to Melstone |
C |
business |
c1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Summit (Marias
Pass) |
Great Northern |
relocated to US 2 |
C |
cabins, restaurant |
1906 |
in use nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
|
9/14 |
|
Sunset |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on old Lindbergh
Ranch, off "Nine Mile Prairie Road" |
C |
|
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
11/08 |
|
Superior |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated about one
mile west of town on Mullan Road West (old US 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 |
8/09 |
|
Terry |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Northern
Pacific, north of town |
B |
unused |
c1907 |
gone |
steel |
none |
4 span Parker through truss |
12/11 |
|
Terry |
Northern Pacific |
east of town, north
of Interstate 90 |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
single span |
5/08 |
|
Terry |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to corner
of Laundre Avenue/Garfield Avenue |
C |
museum |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
|
5/08 |
|
Thompson Falls |
Northern Pacific |
on site on Main
Street between Mill Street and Fulton Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
MRL |
|
5/08 |
|
Three Forks |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
19 First Avenue
East |
C |
restaurant |
1913 |
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/24 |
|
Three Forks |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
5 North Main Street |
M |
hotel |
1910 |
gone |
wood |
none |
Sacajawea Hotel, (front part of structure) |
8/24 |
|
Three Forks |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
115 West Hickory
Street |
M |
residence |
1915 |
none |
wood |
none |
Three Forks Hospital built by Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific, 2.5 story, now apartments |
8/24 |
|
Three Forks |
Northern Pacific |
over Madison River,
east of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
|
Three Forks |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to
Milwaukee Park |
C |
historical display |
1911 |
none |
concrete |
none |
depot from Trident. |
8/24 |
|
Townsend |
Northern Pacific |
over Missouri River |
B |
rr |
1927 |
in use |
steel |
MRL |
4 span Pratt through truss |
6/06 |
|
Trego |
Great Northern |
about 12 miles
south of town |
Tn |
rr |
1970 |
in use |
|
BNSF |
Flathead Tunnel, 7.01 mi. long |
|
|
Trident |
Northern Pacific |
moved to Three
Forks |
C |
historical display |
1911 |
none |
concrete/stucco |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Trout Creek |
Northern Pacific |
Noxon Reservoir, 3
miles northwest of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
MRL |
Baltimore through truss and deck girder |
5/05 |
|
Troy |
Great Northern |
1.5 miles south of
town |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
|
|
|
Troy |
Great Northern |
711 Missoula Avenue |
M |
museum |
|
in use |
wood/stucco |
BNSF |
former crew room, once sat west of Troy depot |
7/10 |
|
Troy |
Great Northern |
relocated |
Wt |
|
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
|
12/04 |
|
Turner |
Great Northern |
on site |
C |
unused |
|
abandoned |
wood |
none |
|
8/08 |
|
Twin Bridges |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to
Sheridan |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
combined with Sheridan depot |
9/06 |
|
Two Medicine |
Great Northern |
US 2 east of East
Glacier |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
highest bridge on Great Northern |
5/09 |
|
Ulm |
Great Northern |
moved to 15 Lewis
Street |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Vaughn |
Great Northern |
relocated to 125 US
89 |
C |
business |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
metal sheathed |
7/07 |
|
Victor |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to 125
Blake Street |
C |
museum |
|
none |
wood |
none |
Victor Historical Society Museum |
8/11 |
|
Virginia City |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to west
end of town |
C |
museum |
|
tourist line |
wood |
Alder Gulch Short
Line RR |
depot from Harrison |
10/09 |
|
Ware |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
about 1 mile
southwest over Judith River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
|
CMR |
|
5/05 |
|
West End |
Northern Pacific |
west of Bozeman
Tunnel west portal |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
MRL |
|
6/06 |
|
West Glacier
(Belton) |
Great Northern |
US 2, Glacier
National Park |
C |
rr/offices |
1910 |
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
relocated in 1935, Amtrak stop |
6/05 |
|
West Glacier
(Belton) |
Great Northern |
US 2, Glacier
National Park |
M |
lodge |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
Belton Chalet |
6/06 |
|
West Glacier |
Great Northern |
over
Going-to-the-Sun Highway |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
|
West Yellowstone |
Oregon Short Line
(Union Pacific) |
104 Yellowstone
Avenue |
P |
museum |
1908 |
gone |
stone |
none |
Museum of the Yellowstone, on National Register |
8/10 |
|
West Yellowstone |
Oregon Short Line
(Union Pacific) |
220 Yellowstone
Avenue |
M |
municipal use |
1925 |
gone |
stone/wood |
none |
dining lodge designed by S. S. Underwood |
8/10 |
|
West Yellowstone |
Oregon Short Line
(Union Pacific) |
Yellowstone Avenue |
M |
police station |
1922 |
gone |
stone |
none |
baggage facility |
8/10 |
|
West Yellowstone |
Oregon Short Line
(Union Pacific) |
Yellowstone Avenue |
M |
municipal use |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
dormitory, only a portion remains |
8/10 |
|
West Yellowstone |
Union Pacific |
Yellowstone Avenue |
Wt |
unused |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
|
8/10 |
|
Whitefish |
Great Northern |
500 Depot Street |
P |
rr/museum |
1927, 1928 |
in use |
wood/stucco |
BNSF |
Stumptown Historical Society, 3 story, Division offices, Amtrak stop |
5/08 |
|
Whitefish |
Great Northern |
Railway Street
west of depot |
Rh |
|
|
in use |
brick/metal |
BNSF |
8 stalls, turntable |
6/06 |
|
White Sulphur
Springs |
Montana RR
(WSS&YP) (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific) |
relocated to 5 6th
Avenue SW |
C |
|
|
|
wood |
|
formerly located at Dorsey, enlarged after move to White Sulphur Springs |
8/10 |
|
Whitetail |
Great Northern |
|
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
depot from Flaxville |
|
|
Whitewater |
Great Northern |
relocated to 2nd
Avenue/Main Street |
C |
private |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
6/06 |
|
Wickes |
Montana Central
(Great Northern) |
off Wickes Road |
Tn |
abandoned |
1888 |
gone |
concrete |
none |
1645' with wooden doors |
6/06 |
|
Wilsall |
Great Northern |
on site |
C |
storage |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
in poor shape |
5/09 |
|
Windham |
Great Northern |
relocated between
Central Avenue and 3rd Avenue |
C |
residence |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/08 |
|
Windham |
Great Northern |
about two miles
north west |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
|
|
|
Winifred |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
on site near
elevator, where SR 236 curves into town continue straight on gravel road about
100' |
C |
storage |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
8/11 |
|
Wolf Creek |
BNSF |
320 Recreational
Road |
O |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
|
5/05 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
0.1 mi. east of
Interstate 15, exit 226 on Recreation Road |
C |
church |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
|
5/09 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
west of 320
Recreational Road |
F |
rr? |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
east of 320
Recreational Road |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
section house |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
3 miles east of
town over Little Prickly Pear Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
Warren pony truss |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
3.7 miles east of town
over Little Prickly Pear Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
curved deck girder viaduct |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
4.1 miles east of
town over Little Prickly Pear Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
deck girder |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
4.4 miles east of
town |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
stone |
BNSF |
Tunnel #4 |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Creek |
Great Northern |
west of Interstate
15 |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
stone |
BNSF |
Tunnel # 5 |
6/06 |
|
Wolf Point |
Great Northern |
320 Front Street |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
prefab/wood |
BNSF |
modern, Amtrak stop |
5/08 |
|
Wolf Point |
Great Northern |
across tracks from
depot |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
section house |
6/06 |
|
Zurich |
Great Northern |
relocated to 2nd Ave. |
C |
residence |
|
nearby |
wood |
BNSF |
|
6/06 |
.Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Last Updated 8/27/24