The Osceola Depot is a historic railroad station located at 114 Depot Rd. in Osceola, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1916 for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Later, the line would become a part of the Soo Line Railroad and eventually Canadian National. Today, the depot serves as a part of the Minnesota Transportation Museum as the starting point for a heritage railway.
Osceola | |||||||||||
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 Osceola Depot in 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 114 Depot Rd., Osceola, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 25, 1961 | ||||||||||
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Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Saint Marie Railway Depot | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 45°19′03″N 92°42′30″W / 45.31750°N 92.70833°W | ||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1916 | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 00001535[1] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 2000 | ||||||||||
Passenger service to Osceola ended on June 25, 1961, when trains 62 and 63 between the Twin Cities and Duluth were discontinued.[2]
The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Soo Line Will Drop Daily Run to Duluth". Star Tribune. June 17, 1961. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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