Superior Union Station Explained

Style:Amtrak
Style2:Amtrak old
Superior, WI
Type:Inter-city rail station
Address:933 Oakes Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin 54880
Line:BNSF Railway
Original:Great Northern Railway
Platform:1 side platform
Opened:1905
April 15, 1975 (Amtrak)[1]
Closed:1971
1984
Coordinates:46.7267°N -92.1074°W
Other Services Header:Former services

The Superior Union Depot or Superior station of Superior, Wisconsin was built in 1905, replacing a previous depot, which had burned down in 1904. It was built of Lake Superior brown sandstone and designed by Duluth architects German and Lignell. The depot primarily served the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway.

Burlington Northern (the company absorbing the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific) ran the final passenger trains (Badger and Gopher, both to Minneapolis and St. Paul) through the station.[2] The Northern Pacific Railway ran local unnamed service to St. Paul and Minneapolis[3] and service to Staples, Minnesota,[4] into the later 1960s.

Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Minneapolis and Superior in 1975.[5] Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke at the station dedication.[6] Superior was served by the Arrowhead and later the North Star between Chicago and Duluth. Service ceased in 1984.[7] The depot continues to exist as a business.

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Amtrak Opens Twin Ports Service . January 5, 2022 . The Pioneer . April 16, 1975 . . 20. Newspapers.com.
  2. Burlington Northern, Table 11 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 102 . 12 . May 1970.
  3. Northern Pacific Railway, Table 6 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 102 . 12 . December 1966.
  4. Northern Pacific Railway, Table 5 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 101 . 1 . June 1968.
  5. Book: Office . United States Rail Services Planning . Evaluation Report of the Secretary of Transportation's Preliminary Recommendations on Amtrak's Route Structure: Report of the Rail Services Planning Office to the Secretary of Transportation . 1978 . Interstate Commerce Commission, Rail Services Planning Office . 105 . December 23, 2021 . en.
  6. Book: Lucey . Patrick J. . Remarks at the Inaugural Run of "the Arrowhead" Amtrak, Superior, Wisconsin . 1975 . Office of the Governor . December 23, 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Amtrak National Train Timetables. timetables.org. The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. Amtrak. 49. PDF. October 28, 1984. December 23, 2021.