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Surviving Montana Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving Montana railroad stations. The Railroad Station Historical Society (RSHS) and my many thanks to them for such (the information here would not have been possible without their invaluable resources) provided much of the research for this page. If you would like to learn more about the Railroad Station Historical Society or are considering becoming a member please click here to visit their website.

Also, if you know of a railroad station or depot in your area that is not preserved or in danger of being demolished please take action to see if it can be saved. These buildings are beautiful works of architecture and it has been proven time and again that preserved historic railroad stations (whether still in use as a train station or not) increase the value and attractiveness of an area for both visitors and businesses (particularly if it is located in a downtown area). Not only that, but you will be saving an important piece of history!

Alberton: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, used as a community center.

Alder: The passenger station originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway here still stands.

Anaconda: The offices of the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway here remain, still used by the railroad. Also, the passenger depot built by the Montana Union Railroad still stands, used as a business.

Avon: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Bainville: The passenger station originally built by the Great Northern Railway here still stands, owned by BNSF Railway.

Belfry: The passenger station originally built by the Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad here still stands, privately owned.

Belgrade: The passenger stations originally built by the Milwaukee Road and NP here still stand (the Milwaukee's depot has since been moved to Manhattan).

Belton: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Big Sandy: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, home of the Big Sandy Historical Society.

Big Timber: The passenger stations originally built by the NP and GN here still stand, both owned by Montana Rail Link.

Billings: The passenger station originally built by the NP/GN here still stands.

Bonita: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, privately owned.

Boulder: The passenger stations originally built by the NP and GN here still stand.

Box Elder: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Bozeman: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, vacant. Also, the freight depots built by the Milwaukee Road and NP (three) remain in various states of use.

Broadview: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Brockway: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Browning: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF, used as an Amtrak stop.

Butte: The passenger stations originally built by the NP, GN, and Milwaukee Road all still stand. Also, the freight depots of the Milwaukee Road, GN, and NP (two) remain, all used as businesses.

Carlyle: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Carter: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Cascade: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Chester: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Chinook: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the GN here still stand.

Christina: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Circle: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, home of the McCone County Museum.

Clancy: The passenger station originally built by the Montana Central Railroad here still stands, used as a business.

Clinton: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Columbia Falls: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Columbus: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands. Also, the GN's freight depot here remains.

Conrad: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Culberston: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Cut Bank: Two passenger stations originally built by the GN here still stand, one used as an Amtrak stop.

Danvers: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned, in poor condition.

Deer Lodge: The passenger stations originally built by the NP and Milwaukee Road here still stand.

Dillon: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the Oregon Short Line Railroad here still stand.

Divide: The passenger station originally built by the Oregon Short Line here still stands, privately owned.

Dixon: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, owned by Montana Rail Link.

Drummond: The passenger stations originally built by the Milwaukee Road and NP here still stand. The Milwaukee's station has since been moved to Missoula and home of the Fort Missoula Museum.

Durant: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, used as a museum.

Dutton: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

East Glacier: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

East Helena: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, vacant.

Eureka: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Fallon: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, vacant.

Flaxville: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned. Also, the Soo Line's passenger depot here still stands, moved to Whitetail.

Florence: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, used as a business.

Forsyth: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned. Also, the former NP passenger depot remains, owned by BNSF.

Fort Benson: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Eureka: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Frenchtown: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, moved to Alberton, used as a business.

Fromberg: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, home of the Clarks Fork Valley Museum.

Galata: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Gallatin Gateway: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, used as the Gallatin Gateway Inn.

Geraldine: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, used as a museum.

Gerber: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant, moved to Stockett.

Gildford: The freight station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Glacier Park: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Glasgow: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop. Also, the GN's former freight depot here remains, used as a business.

Glendvie: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Grass Range: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands.

Great Falls: The passenger and freight stations originally built by both the GN and Milwaukee Road here still stand.

Hamilton: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, used as a business.

Hardin: The passenger stations originally built by the NP and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad here still stand.

Harlem: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Harlowton: The passenger station originally built by the Montana Railroad (Milwaukee Road) here still stands, used as a museum.

Harrison: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, moved to Virginia City, tourist line use.

Havre: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Helena: The passenger stations originally built by the GN and NP (two) here still stand.

Hingham: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a business.

Hinsdale: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Homestead: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Ingomar: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Kalispell: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a municipal building.

Kevin: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Laurel: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Lewistown: The passenger stations originally built by the GN and Milwaukee Road here still stand. Also, the former Milwaukee Road freight depot here remains, vacant.

Libby: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Livingston: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, home of the Livingston Center Depot Museum.

Lodge Grass: The passenger station originally built by the CB&Q here still stands, moved to Hardin.

Loma: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a business.

Malta: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Manhattan: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Martinsdale: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, vacant, in poor condition.

Menard: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands.

Miles City: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stand. Also, the NP's passenger depot here remains, vacant.

Missoula: The passenger stations originally built by the Milwaukee Road and NP here still stand. Also, the NP's freight depot here remains, used as a business.

Moccasin: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Monarch: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Nashua: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Neihart: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Norris: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, moved to Ennis.

Paradise: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Phillipsburg: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, privately owned.

Plains: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Plentywood: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Plevna: Two passenger stations originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stand, both privately owned.

Power: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Ravalli: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, moved to St. Ignatius, home of the Railroad Toy Train Museum.

Red Lodge: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, used as a museum.

Redstone: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Reed Point: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Rexford: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, moved to Eureka, used as a museum.

Ringling: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, vacant.

Rocker: The passenger station originally built by the BA&P here still stands, vacant.

Ross Fork: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Roundup: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, used as a business.

Roy: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Rudyard: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, home of the Rudyard Historical Society Museum.

Ryegate: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Saco: The freight station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Sand Coulee: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant, moved to Stockett.

Scobey: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Shelby: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

Sheridan: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, privately owned.

Sidney: The passenger station originally built by the GN and NP here still stands, owned by BNSF.

Silver Bow: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, moved to Butte, used as a business.

Silver City: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, moved to Marysville, used as a business.

Steel: The passenger station originally built by the Great Falls & Canada Railway here still stands, vacant.

Stuart: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, privately owned, moved to Crackerville.

Sumatra: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, moved to Melstone, used as a business.

Summit: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a business.

Sunset: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Terry: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, used as a museum.

Thompson Falls: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, owned by Montana Rail Link.

Three Forks: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands, privately owned.

Trident: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands.

Troy: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a museum.

Turner: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, vacant.

Twin Bridges: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, moved to Sheridan.

Ulm: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Vaughn: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as a business.

Victor: The passenger station originally built by the NP here still stands, home of the Victor Historical Society Museum.

West Glacier: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, used as an Amtrak stop.

West Yellowstone: The passenger station originally built by the Oregon Short Line here still stands, home of the Museum of the Yellowstone.

Whitefish: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, home of the Stumptown Historical Society.

White Sulphur Springs: The passenger station originally built by the White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park Railway (Milwaukee Road) here still stands, vacant.

Whitewater: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Wilsall: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands.

Windham: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

Winifred: The passenger station originally built by the Milwaukee Road here still stands.

Wolf Creek: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the GN here still stand.

Wolf Point: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, owned by BNSF, used as an Amtrak stop.

Zurich: The passenger station originally built by the GN here still stands, privately owned.

For more information about surviving Montana railroad stations and structures please click here.

While all books featuring a general history of railroad stations in this country can certainly not cover them all two books which do a very good job of covering a general history of such are Train Stations: Whistle Stops, Rail Stations of North America by author Alexander Mitchell and The American Train Depot & Roundhouse from author Hans Halberstadt. While, again, both books are just a very general overview of some of the great stations that once stood in this country they are both quite good with lots of historical photographs, including that of Grand Central Terminal and the late Pennsylvania Station (it also gives a history of the thousands of small depots that existed in most communities). Mr. Halberstadt’s book particularly covers the history of railroad stations quite well, delving deeper into exactly what went on, on a daily basis in and around them. All in all if you’re interested in stations and depots, or would like to learn more about exactly how they worked you’re sure to enjoy either book, or both. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing these books please visit The Railroad Diamond by clicking the tab in the menu to your left marked "TRD Store".


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