Not listed are departures and arrivals only to and from St. Paul.
Great Northern Station
2 Hennepin Ave.
Opened 1913, replacing earlier station built 30 years earlier across Hennepin Ave.
Number of station tracks: 12 through
Non interlocked switches controlled by switchtenders at First Street North and other locations
Milwaukee Road Depot
201 3rd Ave. S.
Opened 1899
Number of station tracks: 2-4 (?) stub
Non interlocked switches controlled by Washington Ave. switchtender
Seventh Street Station
710 3rd Ave. N.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 22 Morning Zephyr Chicago 8:00 8:00 8 7:20 am 52 Chicago 8:15 7:30 pm 24 Afternoon Zephyr Chicago 4:00 3:30 10 3:55 pm 48 Black Hawk Chicago 9:45 10:50 44 Empire Builder Chicago 10:05 32 6:30 am 50 North Coast Limited Chicago 10:20 26 6:15 amArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 47 Black Hawk Chicago 7:55 8:20 am 51 North Coast Limited Chicago 9:05 25 7:05 pm 49 Empire Builder Chicago 9:20 31 9:35 pm 21 Morning Zephyr Chicago 3:30 3:00 7 3:15 pm 45 Chicago 9:55 9:50 am 23 Afternoon Zephyr Chicago 10:15 10:55 9 8:35 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.
The Empire Builder operated via Great Northern west of Minneapolis. And the North Coast Limited operated via Northern Pacific west of Minneapolis.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 305 Milaca 7:15 61 Hutchinson 7:45 7:45 am 24 Badger Express Duluth 8:27 8:27 53 8:35 am 3 Western Star Seattle 8:45 27 9:05 am 11 Alexandrian Grand Forks 8:58 5:55 pm 27 Fast Mail Spokane 9:18 10:03 am 1 Empire Builder Seattle 9:25 am 9:40 31 8:55 pm 20 Gopher Duluth 5:00 5:00 pm 15 Mound 5:15 7 Winnipeg Limited Winnipeg 8:35 9:26 pm 3 Dakotan Williston 10:15 9 9:50 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 28 Fast Mail Spokane 5:55 9:20 pm 4 Dakotan Williston 7:05 10 6:55 am 8 Winnipeg Limited Winnipeg 7:30 7:00 am 16 Mound 8:15 23 Badger Express Duluth 11:30 11:30 am 306 Milaca 3:00 60 Hutchinson 4:45 4:45 pm 19 Gopher Duluth 7:30 7:15 40 8:05 pm 12 Alexandrian Grand Forks 7:55 1:35 pm 2 Empire Builder Seattle 10:00 6:25 32 6:30 am 4 Western Star Seattle 10:25 28 5:40 pmPassenger service initially retained by Amtrak in 1971, with the Empire Builder. In 1979, the Amtrak Empire Builder was shifted to the former Northern Pacific route between Minneapolis and Fargo.
The Empire Builder operated via the Burlington Route east of St. Paul.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 62 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 7:20 7:00 am 7 Manitoba Limited Winnipeg 8:50 1 North Coast Limited Seattle 9:10 25 7:10 pm 8:43 pm 1 Mainstreeter Seattle 9:15 29 8:05 am 11 International Falls Intern. Falls 10:20 pm 9:30 pm 3 Alaskan Seattle 11:05 10:15 pm 66 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 11:20 11:00 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 65 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 6:40 6:40 am 12 International Falls Intern. Falls 6:55 6:40 am 4 Alaskan Seattle 7:10 6:50 am 61 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth (St. Paul Only) 8 Manitoba Limited Winnipeg 9:57 2 Mainstreeter Seattle 10:27 30 2:20 pm 2 North Coast Limited Seattle 10:12 26 6:10 am 7:10 amPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak, last important train was the North Coast Limited.
The North Coast Limited operated via the Burlington Route east of St. Paul.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 62 Namokagon Ashland 7:30 502 Viking Chicago 8:05 508 7:30 203 North American Omaha 8:40 11:40 400 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 2:30 12:01 514 Victory Chicago 7:20 7:00 201 Nightingale Omaha 8:05 9:00 209 Mondamin Omaha 10:15 506 Chicago Limited Chicago 10:37 406 North Western Ltd. Chicago 10:45 11:00Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 210 Mondamin Omaha 8:00 202 Nightingale Omaha 8:10 7:55 515 Victory Chicago 8:25 8:10 405 North Western Ltd. Chicago 8:35 8:15 509 Merrilian 9:45 204 North American Omaha 7:50 6:50 501 Viking Chicago 7:55 9:50 63 Namokagon Ashland 9:05 401 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 9:45 10:00Passenger service discontinued in 1963, last train was the Twin Cities 400.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 44 Rochester MN 7:45 am 22 Omaha 8:10 am 24 Mill Cities Limited Kansas City 3:00 5 2:00 pm 26 Nebraska Limited Omaha 8:10 13 8:10 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 21 Twin City Limited Omaha 7:40 14 7:35 am 23 Mill Cities Limited Kansas City 8:35 6 8:50 am 43 Rochester MN 7:00 pm 25 Omaha 8:10 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1965.
(Great Northern Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 2 Albert Lea 9:10 am 4 Des Moines 9:15 pm 9:05 pm 15 Watertown SD 10:20 13 8:55 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 3 Des Moines 6:20 am 6:45 am 16 Watertown SD 7:30 14 6:30 am 1 Albert Lea 6:35 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1960.
(Milwaukee Road Depot)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 8:00 7:50 7:30 am 118 Calmar 8:35 17 Aberdeen 9:15 15 Olympian Tacoma 9:25 9:45 pm 58 Milwaukee 10:05 9:35 100 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 12:30 4 12:30 122 Calmar 6:40 56 Fast Mail Chicago 8:40 8:05 7:25 pm 5 Aberdeen 10:00 8:30 16 Olympian Chicago 10:30 6:20 am 4 Pioneer Limited Chicago 11:00 11:00Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Aberdeen 7:30 5:15 1 Pioneer Limited Chicago 8:00 8:25 15 Olympian Chicago 9:10 9:45 pm 103 Calmar 10:50 55 Chicago 12:40 2:35 5 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 5:45 5:45 7:20 pm 121 Calmar 7:40 101 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 7:45 3 7:45 16 Olympian Tacoma 10:10 6:10 am 18 Aberdeen 10:00 pmPassenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971, initially moved to Great Northern Station.
(Milwaukee Road Depot)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 507 Twin Star Rocket Kansas City 12:01 11:45 am 62 Zephyr Rocket St. Louis 5:00 5:00 pm 15 Mid Continent Kansas City 7:40 509 6:30 pm 17 Short Line Express Kansas City 10:20 10:30 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 61 Zephyr Rocket St. Louis 7:30 8:00 am 18 Mid Continent Kansas City 8:30 510 8:30 am 16 Short Line Express Kansas City 3:00 8:00 pm 508 Twin Star Rocket Kansas City 8:08 6:40 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1969.
(Milwaukee Road Depot)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 2 Chicago 7:30 105 Enderlin 8:35 5 9:30 62 Duluth 1:15 1:15 6 Owen 5:55 6:25 8 S. Ste. Marie 7:35 6:00 109 Winnipeger Winnipeg 8:20 3 Soo Dominion Moose Jaw 10:40 13 8:40Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 4 Soo Dominion Moose Jaw 6:35 14 7:15 110 Winnipeger Winnipeg 7:20 5 Owen 8:05 8:55 7 S. Ste. Marie 8:15 7:50 1 Chicago 4:55 106 Enderlin 5:30 6 5:00 63 Duluth 5:55 5:30Passenger service discontinued in 1967.
The Soo Dominion operated via Canadian Pacific within Canada, and connected with Canadian Pacific trans Canada trains to and from Vancouver.
(Seventh Street Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 9 Gluek 5:30 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Gluek 9:30 amPassenger service discontinued in 1947.
The Milwaukee Road station remains standing.
The Seventh Street Station has been demolished. A short distance north of there is the Target Field station for a new commuter rail operation.
Minneapolis Great Northern Depot (Wikipedia)
Minneapolis Milwaukee Road Depot (Wikipedia)
The Depot (Milwaukee Road)
Links containing further historical information on the former stations.