Not listed are departures and arrivals only to and from Minneapolis.
St. Paul Union Depot
240 Kellogg Blvd. E.
Opened 1917, replacing earlier station at same location built in 1881
Number of station tracks: 14 through/8 stub
Interlocked switches controlled from Division Street Tower
Non interlocked switches controlled by switchtenders at 3rd Street, Robert Street, and other locations
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 22 Morning Zephyr Chicago 8:25 8:25 8 8:15 am 52 Chicago 9:00 8:15 pm 24 Afternoon Zephyr Chicago 4:30 4:00 10 4:30 pm 48 Black Hawk Chicago 10:20 11:45 44 Empire Builder Chicago 10:55 32 7:15 am 50 North Coast Limited Chicago 11:00 26 7:00 amArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 47 Black Hawk Chicago 7:15 7:30 am 51 North Coast Limited Chicago 8:15 25 6:15 pm 49 Empire Builder Chicago 8:30 31 8:40 pm 21 Morning Zephyr Chicago 3:00 2:30 7 2:35 pm 45 Chicago 9:15 9:10 am 23 Afternoon Zephyr Chicago 9:45 10:30 9 7:45 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.
The Empire Builder operated via Great Northern west of St. Paul. And the North Coast Limited operated via Northern Pacific west of St. Paul.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 24 Badger Express Duluth 8:00 8:00 53 8:10 am 3 Western Star Seattle 8:15 27 8:30 am 11 Alexandrian Grand Forks 8:30 5:30 pm 27 Fast Mail Spokane 8:45 9:30 am 1 Empire Builder Seattle 8:50 am 9:10 31 8:25 pm 20 Gopher Duluth 4:30 4:30 pm 7 Winnipeg Limited Winnipeg 8:00 8:55 pm 3 Dakotan Williston 9:35 9 9:00 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 28 Fast Mail Spokane 6:30 9:55 pm 4 Dakotan Williston 7:40 10 7:40 am 8 Winnipeg Limited Winnipeg 8:00 7:30 am 23 Badger Express Duluth 11:59 11:59 am 19 Gopher Duluth 8:00 7:45 40 8:35 pm 12 Alexandrian Grand Forks 8:28 2:00 pm 2 Empire Builder Seattle 10:30 7:00 32 7:20 am 4 Western Star Seattle 10:55 28 6:15 pmPassenger service initially retained by Amtrak in 1971, with the Empire Builder, with St. Paul stop initially discontinued. 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.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 62 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 8:15 8:45 am 7 Manitoba Limited Winnipeg 8:20 1 North Coast Limited Seattle 8:35 25 6:40 pm 8:15 pm 1 Mainstreeter Seattle 8:40 29 7:30 am 11 International Falls Intern. Falls 9:40 pm 8:50 pm 3 Alaskan Seattle 10:15 9:30 pm 66 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 11:59 11:40 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 65 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 5:55 5:55 am 12 International Falls Intern. Falls 7:30 7:15 am 4 Alaskan Seattle 7:45 7:25 am 61 Twin Ports Twin City Duluth 12:30 5:05 pm 8 Manitoba Limited Winnipeg 10:30 2 Mainstreeter Seattle 11:00 30 2:55 pm 2 North Coast Limited Seattle 10:45 26 6:40 am 7:15 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.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 62 Namokagon Ashland 8:10 502 Viking Chicago 8:45 508 8:15 203 North American Omaha 9:15 12:10 400 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 3:00 12:30 514 Victory Chicago 8:05 7:45 201 Nightingale Omaha 8:45 9:45 209 Mondamin Omaha 11:00 406 North Western Ltd. Chicago 11:20 11:40 506 Chicago Limited Chicago 11:25Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 210 Mondamin Omaha 7:25 202 Nightingale Omaha 7:35 7:15 515 Victory Chicago 7:45 7:35 405 North Western Ltd. Chicago 7:55 7:40 509 Merrilian 9:10 204 North American Omaha 7:15 6:15 501 Viking Chicago 7:20 9:20 63 Namokagon Ashland 8:35 401 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 9:15 9:30Passenger service discontinued in 1963, last train was the Twin Cities 400.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 44 Rochester MN 8:20 am 22 Omaha 8:45 am 24 Mill Cities Limited Kansas City 3:30 5 2:35 pm 26 Nebraska Limited Omaha 8:45 13 8:45 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 21 Twin City Limited Omaha 7:00 14 6:55 am 23 Mill Cities Limited Kansas City 8:00 6 8:10 am 43 Rochester MN 6:30 pm 25 Omaha 7:30 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1965.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 8:35 8:25 8:10 am 118 Calmar 9:15 15 Olympian Tacoma 8:40 9:15 pm 58 Milwaukee 10:45 10:25 100 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 1:00 2 1:00 122 Calmar 7:20 56 Fast Mail Chicago 9:20 8:45 8:15 pm 16 Olympian Chicago 11:10 7:10 am 4 Pioneer Limited Chicago 11:30 11:40Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 1 Pioneer Limited Chicago 7:20 7:45 15 Olympian Chicago 8:30 9:15 pm 103 Calmar 10:10 55 Chicago 11:59 1:50 5 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 5:05 5:05 6:40 pm 121 Calmar 7:00 101 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 7:15 3 7:15 16 Olympian Tacoma 11:00 7:05 amPassenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971, initially moved to Great Northern Station and with St. Paul stop initially discontinued.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 507 Twin Star Rocket Kansas City 12:27 12:10 pm 62 Zephyr Rocket St. Louis 5:30 5:30 pm 15 Mid Continent Kansas City 8:15 509 7:10 pm 17 Short Line Express Kansas City 11:00 11:25 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 61 Zephyr Rocket St. Louis 7:00 7:10 am 18 Mid Continent Kansas City 8:00 510 7:45 am 16 Short Line Express Kansas City 2:15 7:15 pm 508 Twin Star Rocket Kansas City 7:38 6:00 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1969.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 2 Chicago 8:20 105 Enderlin 7:35 5 8:30 62 Duluth 1:55 1:50 6 Owen 6:35 7:10 8 S. Ste. Marie 8:20 6:40 109 Winnipeger Winnipeg 7:45 3 Soo Dominion Moose Jaw 10:00 13 7:45Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 4 Soo Dominion Moose Jaw 7:15 14 8:00 110 Winnipeger Winnipeg 7:55 5 Owen 7:20 8:15 7 S. Ste. Marie 7:35 7:20 1 Chicago 4:00 106 Enderlin 6:20 6 6:50 63 Duluth 5:24 5:00Passenger 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.
Union Depot
Link to an official Web site, showing how this great old station has been restored as an intermodal transportation facility.
Saint Paul Union Depot (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia link containing further historical information on the station.