Winona station

The 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
Winona station from the northeast
Location65 East Mark Street
Winona, MN 55987
Coordinates44°2′39.5″N 91°38′24.5″W
Line(s)Canadian Pacific Railway River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWIN
History
Opened1888
Passengers
201717,595[1]  6.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Red Wing
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder La Crosse
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Minnesota City
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Homer
towards Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station
AreaLess than one acre
NRHP reference No.13000327[2]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2013
Location
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
The Empire Builder at Winona Junction station in 1958

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

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 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 requires |journal= (help)
  4. Winona County, Minnesota Railroad Structures
  5. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  6. "Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  7. David Gebhard (1978). A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-1-4529-0101-5.
  8. Winona Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda for March 11, 2015. City of Winona, March 4, 2015
  9. Burlington Route Timetables, December 1947. Chicago: Poole Bros Inc.
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