Summary
Winona station, formerly known as the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station,[3] is a historic train station in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder service. It was originally built in 1888 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, known later as the Milwaukee Road.[4] A former Milwaukee Road freight house also exists here.
Winona, MN | |||||||||||||
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 Winona station from the northeast | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 65 East Mark Street Winona, Minnesota United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°2′39.5″N 91°38′24.5″W / 44.044306°N 91.640139°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CPKC River Subdivision | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Winona Transit Service | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: WIN | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 9,282[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station | |||||||||||||
| Area | Less than one acre | ||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 13000327[2] | ||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 2013 | ||||||||||||
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  Winona, MN Location in Minnesota  Winona, MN Location in United States | |||||||||||||
The station was designed by architect John T. W. Jennings.[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 as the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station for having local significance in the theme of transportation.[6] It was nominated for representing the development of train transportation in Minnesota with Winona as a major rail hub.[3]
Other stations for Winona edit
Winona also had a Chicago and North Western Railroad depot that was located at 2nd and Huff.[7] It was a two story brick station, "mildly Queen Anne in style"[7] Originally built in the late 1880s for the Winona and St. Peter Railroad at the loop where the Winona Rail Bridge crossed the Mississippi river, it was torn down in 1980.[8] The demolition of this depot building was a motivation for the Winona Heritage Association to partner with the Milwaukee Road to restore the remaining station.[3]
After the Milwaukee Road went into its final bankruptcy, it had deferred maintenance on the Winona station, which made it likely that building also would be demolished.[3]
The original Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Empire Builder stopped at the Winona Junction station. It was on the east side of the Mississippi river in Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin on what is now the BNSF Northern Transcon line. Because this station was located across the Main Channel Bridge from downtown Winona, connecting "Burlington Bus" service was provided.[9] East Winona was another station location on the same track further southeast.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Gaut, Greg (2012-12-17). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Winona County, Minnesota Railroad Structures
- ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 978-0471143895.
- ^ "Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ a b David Gebhard (1978). A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-1-4529-0101-5.
- ^ Winona Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda for March 11, 2015. City of Winona, March 4, 2015
- ^ a b Burlington Route Timetables, December 1947. Chicago: Poole Bros Inc.
External links edit
Media related to Winona station at Wikimedia Commons
- Winona, MN – Amtrak
- Winona, MN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Winona Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)