The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad. Through mergers and new construction, the railroad, named Chicago Great Western after 1892, quickly became a multi-state carrier. One of the last Class I railroads to be built, it competed against several other more well-established railroads in the same territory, and developed a corporate culture of innovation and efficiency to survive.
Saint Paul Union Depot is a historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It serves light rail, intercity rail, intercity bus, and local bus services.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway. The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) gained control in 1882. The C&NW leased the Omaha Road in 1957 and merged the company into itself in 1972. Portions of the C. St. P. M. and O. are part of the Union Pacific Railroad network. This includes main lines from Wyeville, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed, now officially named The Depot, is a historic railroad depot in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. At its peak, the station served 29 trains per day. Following decline, the station was closed and eventually adapted into various other uses.
La Crosse station is an Amtrak intercity train station in La Crosse, Wisconsin, served by the daily Borealis and Empire Builder. The station was built in 1926–27 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad, replacing an older station that burned in 1916. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Depot and was renovated in 2001.
Soo Line Depot may refer to the following train stations used by the Soo Line Railroad:
Charles Sumner Frost was an American architect. He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Salmo is an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Depot may refer to:
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Barron County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Barron County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.
Frost & Granger was an American architectural partnership from 1898 to 1910 of brothers-in-law Charles Sumner Frost (1856–1931) and Alfred Hoyt Granger (1867–1939). Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, including the now-demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal, in Chicago. The firm designed several residences in Hyde Park, Illinois, and many other buildings. Several of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Valley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Byron in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 173, Monroe County Trunk Highway G, and Monroe County Highway N.
Joel U. Nettenstrom was an American architect employed as a staff architect in the Bridge and Building Department of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Several of the railroad stations he designed are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The Union Depot in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has also been known as the Ashland Depot.
The Milwaukee Road Depot in Madison, Wisconsin was a railroad depot built in 1903 and operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. It served numerous passenger trains, including the Sioux and Varsity, and was located next to a major yard, turntable, and roundhouse. The station was one of two Milwaukee Road stations in Madison, and was also known as West Madison station or West Madison Depot to avoid confusion with Franklin Street station on the east side of Madison. All Milwaukee Road passenger service in Madison was consolidated to this station with the closing of Franklin Street in 1952. The Milwaukee Road's service from Chicago to Minneapolis-St. Paul traveled through Milwaukee and central Wisconsin, bypassing Madison to the north. The railroad's competitor, the Chicago and North Western Railroad, offered direct service northwest to Minneapolis.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable in Currie, Minnesota was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It has also been known as the Currie Railroad Turntable or the Currie Manually Operated Railroad Turntable.
Madison station is a former railroad station in Madison, Wisconsin. The station served passenger and freight trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). Passenger service ended in 1965 and the passenger station and freight depot was bought by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and has been renovated to serve as offices. The station and freight depot are listed as contributing properties on the National Register of Historic Places East Wilson Street Historic District. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad had tracks paralleling the C&NW and also had a nearby passenger station that outlasted the C&NW station as an active station by several years.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Depot is a former train station located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It was built in 1906, and closed to passenger service in 1961. Today the depot serves as a restaurant.
The Eau Claire station, otherwise known as the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad Depot was a historic railroad station located at 324 Putnam Street in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1893 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, a subsidiary of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The depot was designed by Charles Sumner Frost in the Richardsonian Romanesque style utilizing Lake Superior brownstone. Passenger service on the line was ceased in 1963.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic District, located in the oldest part of North Hudson, Wisconsin, is a set of buildings built by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. In 1984 the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
