Remer station

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Remer
Former Soo Line passenger rail station
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Remer station in 2011
General information
Location100 W Main St W, Remer, Minnesota 56672
Coordinates 47°03′25″N93°55′06″W / 47.05694°N 93.91833°W / 47.05694; -93.91833
History
Openedcirca 1910
ClosedMay 16, 1959
Services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Boy River
toward Plummer
PlummerMoose Lake Shovel Lake
toward Moose Lake
Soo Line Depot
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LocationOff Main St., Remer, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°03′25″N93°55′06″W / 47.05694°N 93.91833°W / 47.05694; -93.91833 Coordinates: 47°03′25″N93°55′06″W / 47.05694°N 93.91833°W / 47.05694; -93.91833
Arealess than one acre
Builtcirca 1910
NRHP reference No. 80001993
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1980

Remer station in Remer, Minnesota, United States, is a depot built around 1910 by the Soo Line Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Soo Line Depot. [1]

Passenger train service to the Remer station ended on May 16, 1959, when trains 64 and 65 were discontinued between Duluth and Thief River Falls. [2]

The depot now serves as a library, while the former rail right of way is a trail. [3]

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References

  1. Frame III, Robert M. (March 19, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. "Income Ahead of 1958, Says Soo Line Chief". Minneapolis Star. May 19, 1959. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "Remer Library" . Retrieved October 14, 2022.