Remer station explained

Remer

Type:

Former Soo Line passenger rail station

Style:

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Address:

100 W Main St W, Remer, Minnesota 56672

Coordinates:

47.0569°N -93.9183°W

Opened:

circa 1910

Closed:

May 16, 1959

Nrhp:

Soo Line Depot
Embed:	yes
Location:	Off Main St., Remer, Minnesota
Coordinates:	47.0569°N -93.9183°W
Built:	circa 1910
Added:	May 23, 1980
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	80001993

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]

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]

Notes and References

Web site: Frame III. Robert M.. [{{NRHP url|id=80001993}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company Depot ]. National Park Service . March 19, 1980 . October 14, 2022.
News: Income Ahead of 1958, Says Soo Line Chief. Minneapolis Star. May 19, 1959. October 14, 2022.
Web site: Remer Library. October 14, 2022.