Superior Union Station

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Coordinates: 46°43′36″N 92°06′27″W / 46.72666°N 92.10744°W / 46.72666; -92.10744
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Superior, WI
Inter-city rail station
A Burlington Northern passenger train at the station in April 1971
General information
Location933 Oakes Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin 54880
Coordinates46°43′36″N 92°06′27″W / 46.72666°N 92.10744°W / 46.72666; -92.10744
Line(s)BNSF Railway
Platforms1 side platform
History
Opened1905
April 15, 1975 (Amtrak)[1]
Closed1971
1984
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Duluth
Terminus
 North Star Sandstone
toward Chicago or Saint Paul–Midway
Arrowhead Sandstone
toward Minneapolis
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Saunders
toward St. Paul
 St. Paul – Duluth Duluth
Terminus
Saunders
toward Grand Forks
 Grand Forks – Duluth
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Saunders
toward Minneapolis
 Minneapolis – Duluth Duluth
Terminus
Duluth
Terminus
 Duluth – Ashland East Superior
toward Ashland

The Superior Union Depot or Superior station of Superior, Wisconsin was built in 1905, replacing a previous depot, which had burned down in 1904. It was built of Lake Superior brown sandstone and designed by Duluth architects German and Lignell. The depot primarily served the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway.

Burlington Northern (the company absorbing the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific) ran the final passenger trains (Badger and Gopher, both to Minneapolis and St. Paul) through the station.[2] The Northern Pacific Railway ran local unnamed service to St. Paul and Minneapolis[3] and service to Staples, Minnesota,[4] into the later 1960s.

Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Minneapolis and Superior in 1975.[5] Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke at the station dedication.[6] Superior was served by the Arrowhead and later the North Star between Chicago and Duluth.[5] Service ceased in 1984.[7] The depot continues to exist as a business.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Associated Press (April 16, 1975). "Amtrak Opens Twin Ports Service". The Pioneer. Bemidji, Minnesota. p. 20. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Burlington Northern, Table 11". Official Guide of the Railways. 102 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1970.
  3. ^ "Northern Pacific Railway, Table 6". Official Guide of the Railways. 102 (12). National Railway Publication Company. December 1966.
  4. ^ "Northern Pacific Railway, Table 5". Official Guide of the Railways. 101 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1968.
  5. ^ a b Office, United States Rail Services Planning (1978). Evaluation Report of the Secretary of Transportation's Preliminary Recommendations on Amtrak's Route Structure: Report of the Rail Services Planning Office to the Secretary of Transportation. Interstate Commerce Commission, Rail Services Planning Office. p. 105. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Lucey, Patrick J. (1975). Remarks at the Inaugural Run of "the Arrowhead" Amtrak, Superior, Wisconsin. Office of the Governor. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Amtrak (October 28, 1984). "Amtrak National Train Timetables" (PDF). timetables.org. The Museum of Railway Timetables. p. 49. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

External links[edit]

The Amtrak North Star at Superior Union Station, 1982
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