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Thief River Falls station is a historic train station in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The station was built in 1913 to replace an earlier station and saw passenger traffic until 1967. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Depot and now serves as the Thief River Falls city hall.
Minot station, built in 1912, now houses the Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum. It is located in historic Downtown Minot, North Dakota, USA. The depot once served the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, which is now part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Wilton station in Wilton, North Dakota was built in 1900 by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Designed by William J. Keith, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railroad Company Depot. It is also known as Soo Line Depot.
References
- ↑ "Fourteenth Annual Report (1903)". North Dakota Public Service Commission. 1904.
- ↑ Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
- ↑ "Fourteenth Annual Report (1903)". North Dakota Public Service Commission. 1904.
- ↑ "Steamers Washburn and Expansion at boat landing". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Annual Report (1903)". North Dakota Public Service Commission. 1904.
- ↑ "First Mikado type locomotive built in the United States". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "A 100-year Timeline History of The Soo Line Railroad and it's[sic] Predecessors". www.kohlin.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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