Red Wing station explained

Red Wing, MN
Style:Amtrak
Address:420 Levee Street
Borough:Red Wing, Minnesota
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.5664°N -92.5372°W
Owned:Red Wing Area Fund
Line:CPKC River Subdivision
Platforms:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Connections: Hiawathaland Transit
Parking:10 long term spaces
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1905
Rebuilt:1990
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Red Wing station is a Amtrak train station in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily round trips of the and .

Description

The station is located at 420 Levee Street[1] on the bank of the Mississippi River, south of the Levee Park and just across the river from Wisconsin. (Although the river lies northwest of the station, the depot is located on the west bank of the Mississippi.) The station is easily accessible from Main Street, via Broad Street, and is within one block of downtown Red Wing.[2] There is an enclosed waiting room (with restrooms) available daily from 8:00 am to 9:45 pm, with a caretaker opening and closing the depot. No other services are provided at the station (i.e., baggage, lounge, telephone, ticketing, etc.). The tracks and platform of the station are owned by the Soo Line Railroad (a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Kansas City), while the depot building and parking lot are owned by the Red Wing Area Fund (also known as the Red Wing Property Conservation Fund).[3]

History

The depot was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road). The depot building also houses Red Wing Arts which features an art gallery and gift shop.[4] [5]

A plaque on the building states, "The construction of this building began in 1904 following an agreement in which the city of Red Wing provided trackage concessions and the railroad agreed to construct this depot and donate money toward construction of Levee Park. This building was designed by the railroad company architect, J.M. Nettenstrom, in a style influenced by the neoclassical revival of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition." The building is a contributing property to the Red Wing Mall Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

service began on May 21, 2024.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Wing, MN (RDW). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 12 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Footsteps Through Historic Red Wing: Three Walking Tours of Historic Red Wing Architecture. 1989. www.redwing.org. City of Red Wing Heritage Preservation Commission. 2–3. 25 July 2016. August 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817163018/http://redwing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/footsteps_reader_spreads.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Great American Stations: Red Wing, MN (RDW) . greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. 12 May 2014.
  4. Web site: City offers rich range of arts, entertainment. www.redwing.org. Red Wing Visitors & Convention Bureau. 12 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513094800/http://www.redwing.org/city-offers-rich-range-of-arts-entertainment/. 13 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Red Wing's History. www.red-wing.org. City of Red Wing. 12 May 2014.
  6. Magliari . Marc . April 30, 2024 . Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee . Amtrak.