st-paul-union-depot-galleryhttps://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/st-paul-union-depot-gallery/Twin Cities' passenger trains through the years | Trains MagazineFollow the passenger trains of Minneapolis and St. Paul from the 1940s to today!InStockUSD1.001.00railroadsarticleTRN2020-11-032014-06-19metered18460
Bright colors abound on the last night of the Minneapolis Great Northern Station. The next day Amtrak would move its service to the new Midway Station in St. Paul.
Eastbound Amtrak train No. 8 is seen at Merriam Park in St. Paul on May 7, 2012. The train is operating on Canadian Pacific’s Merriam Park Subdivision.
Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder passes Dayton’s Bluff in St. Paul on July 5, 2015. In the distance, Cirque du Soleil is performing in the tents along the Mississippi River near downtown.
The Twin Cities are together one of America’s great passenger gateways. There, western roads Great Northern and Northern Pacific met the Midwest Grangers: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Chicago Great Western; Milwaukee Road; and Soo Line.
Enjoy this gallery of Twin Cities passenger service, and be sure to check out the August 2014 issue for more on the rebirth of St. Paul Union Depot!
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As you read through old Official Guides and timetables, I find one tidbit very interesting. There were two passenger stations in Minneapolis: The MILW, Soo Line, and Rock Island used the Milwaukee Station; the rest of the railroads used the Great Northern Station. Well, except for the NP. It had such an inferiority complex with regard to the GN it couldn;t stand to admit it used the Great Northern station in its largest online city, so instead it used the misnomer :"Hennepin Avenue Station." (The Great Northern station's address was 2 Hennepin Avenue)
As you read through old Official Guides and timetables, I find one tidbit very interesting. There were two passenger stations in Minneapolis: The MILW, Soo Line, and Rock Island used the Milwaukee Station; the rest of the railroads used the Great Northern Station. Well, except for the NP. It had such an inferiority complex with regard to the GN it couldn;t stand to admit it used the Great Northern station in its largest online city, so instead it used the misnomer :"Hennepin Avenue Station." (The Great Northern station's address was 2 Hennepin Avenue)