Remer station
Remer station in Remer, Minnesota, United States, is a depot built around 1910 by the Soo Line Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Soo Line Depot.[1]
Remer | |||||||||||
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Former Soo Line passenger rail station | |||||||||||
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Location | 100 W Main St W, Remer, Minnesota 56672 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°03′25″N 93°55′06″W | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | circa 1910 | ||||||||||
Closed | May 16, 1959 | ||||||||||
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Soo Line Depot | |||||||||||
Location | Off Main St., Remer, Minnesota | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°03′25″N 93°55′06″W | ||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||
Built | circa 1910 | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 80001993 | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1980 |
Passenger train service to the Remer station ended on May 16, 1959, when trains 64 and 65 were discontinued between Duluth and Thief River Falls.[2]
The depot now serves as a library, while the former rail right of way is a trail.[3]
References
- Frame III, Robert M. (March 19, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Income Ahead of 1958, Says Soo Line Chief". Minneapolis Star. May 19, 1959. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Remer Library". Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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