Home	Railroads	Facility	Location	Frequencies
Minnesota
Banning	BNSF Skally Line	Banning State Park	Old Wagon Rd 1/2 mile north of St Rt 123	BNSF 161.160
	Unknown number of trains	View of BNSF Kettle River Trestle	Lat  N46° 08.205' Lon W92° 51.517'
		Restrooms, picnic areas, hiking
		trails, whitewater canoeing.
Coon Rapids	BNSF Staples Sub	Al Flynn Park	Coon Rapids Blvd at Egret Blvd	BNSF 161.385
	40+ trains daily	Restrooms, picnic area, limited	Lat  N45° 09.208' Lon W93° 18.140'
		parking
		Convenience store 1/2 mile northeast
		on Coon Rapids Blvd
Duluth	DMIR	Ore Dock Observation Deck	Oneota Ave 1/2 mile north of I-35 northbound	DMIR 160.800
	Unknown number of trains	Parking. Other facilities unknown	Exit #253	DMIR 160.350
		and other tourist attractions	Directions for I-35 southbound Exit #254	DMIR 161.280
		Restaurants, convenience stores	Lat N46° 45.049' Lon W92° 8.400'	DMIR 160.230
		nearby	Map 2
Duluth	DMIR	Lake Superior Railroad Museum	Michigan Ave at 5th St in former Depot	NSSR 160.920
	Unknown number of trains	and North Shore Scenic Railroad	Lat  N46° 46.887' Lon W92° 06.207'
		located in former DMIR Depot
Hastings	CP former MILW	Mississippi National Recreation	Ravenna Trail (St Rt 54) between Polk Ave	CP 160.770
	IMRL	Area	and 175th St
	Amtrak	Scenic View Pulloffs	Lat  N44° 41.879' Lon W92° 45.311'
		View of CP River Line	Map 2
Hastings	CP former MILW	Lake Rebecca Park	W 2nd St 2 blocks west of Vermillion St	CP 160.770
	IMRL	Hastings Lock and Dam	(US Rt 61)
	Amtrak	Scenic view of CP across the river	Lat N44° 45.4276' Lon W92° 52.0221'
		Picnic facilities, restrooms, observation deck
		Restaurants, convenience stores
		nearby
Hastings	CP	Veterans Memorial Levee Park	E 1st St at Tyler St 3 blocks east of US Rt 61	CP 160.770
	IMRL	Restrooms, limited parking	Lat  N44° 44.693' Lon W92° 50.984'	IMRL 161.085
	Amtrak	The Mississippi River Bridge still has		IMRL 161.370
	Unknown number of trains	a very nice MILW sign
		Restaurants nearby
Hastings	CP	Former MILW Depot	Baily St between 2nd St and 3rd St	CP 160.770
	IMRL	No restrooms	Lat N44° 44.590' Lon W92° 50.806'	IMRL 161.085
	Amtrak	Restaurants and convenience stores		IMRL 161.370
	Unknown number of trains	nearby
Hinckley	BNSF Hinckley Sub	Public Parking Lot	CR 61 at St Rt 23	BNSF 161.100
	St Croix Valley	Common Railfan Location	Lat  N46° 00.679' Lon W92° 56.645'	SCXY 161.535
	Appx 20 trains daily	No restrooms
		Hinckley Fire Museum 5 blocks north
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby
La Crescent	CP	Scenic View Pulloff	Shore Acres Rd off US Rt 14	CP 160.770
	Amtrak	View of CP Swing Bridge crossing	Lat  N43° 49.905' Lon W91° 16.967'
	Unknown number of trains	the Mississippi River
		No restrooms
Lake City	CP former MILW	Richard J Dorer Memorial State	Multiple locations along US Rt 61 north	CP 160.770
	IMRL	Forest	of Lake City
	Amtrak	Scenic View Pulloffs	Map 1
		View of CP River Line	Map 2
			US Rt 61 parallels the CP River Line most
			of the way from Lake City south to
			La Crosse and provides many scenic view
			pulloffs and Rest Stops
Minneapolis	CP former SOO	42nd/37th Ave Overpass	42nd Ave at St Rt 152 (NOTE: At east	CP 160.770
	Unknown number of trains	Wide sidewalks	end of the overpass the street becomes
		Street parking	37th Ave)
		Restaraunts and convenience	Webber Park 3 blocks north
		store nearby	Lat  N45° 01.906' Lon W93° 17.211'
Minneapolis	BNSF Wayzata Sub	Nicollet Island	Hennepin Ave at Mississippi River	BNSF 161.100
	Unknown number of trains	Free parking	Lat  N44° 59.295' Lon W93° 15.817'	BNSF 161.385
		Locations on east and west
		sides of the island for photos
		Nicollete Island Inn restaurant
		on Merriam St west end of island
Minneapolis	Minnesota Commercial	Riverside Park	West River Pkwy between 26th St and	MCR 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, picnic tables	27th St	MCR 160.530
		Scenic view of Mississippi River	Lat  N44° 57.348' Lon W93° 12.870'	MCR 160.680
		Bridge
Minneapolis	BNSF/CP	St Anthony Pkwy Bridge over	St Anthony Pkwy at California St	BNSF 161.100
	Unknown number of trains	35th Ave Yard	Lat  N45° 01.664' Lon W93° 15.966'	BNSF 161.385
		Street parking, no restrooms		CP 160.770
Minneapolis	CP former SOO	Webber Park	Webber Pkwy (St Rt 152) at Lyndale Ave	CP 160.770
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, picnic area	next to Minneapolis Public Library
		Multiple areas to view the CP	Webber Park branch
		including the CP Mississippi	Lat  N45° 02.034' Lon W93° 17.547'
		River bridge
Minneapolis	BNSF St Paul Sub	Minnesota Transportation	193 E Pennsylvania Ave between I-35t	BNSF 160.335
	50+ trains daily	Museum	Exit #108 and Jackson St	BNSF 161.250
		View of BNSF from fenced	Lat  N44° 57.774' Lon W93° 05.698'
		parking lot
Minneapolis	BNSF St Paul Sub	Van Cleve Park	Como Ave between 13th Ave and 15th Ave	BNSF 160.335
	50+ trains daily	View of north end of Union Yard	Lat  N44° 59.171' Lon W93° 13.915'	BNSF 161.250
		Restrooms, picnic area, street
		parking
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		2 blocks north on Hennepin Ave
Red Wing	CP former SOO	Hardees Restaurant located in	726 Main St between Dakota St and	CP 160.770
	Unknown number of trains	former CGW Depot	Fulton St
			Lat  N44° 33.877' Lon W92° 32.316'
Red Wing	CP former SOO	Park next to Amtrak Station	420 Levee Rd off Broad St	CP 160.770
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms when station is open	Lat  N44° 33.970' Lon W92° 32.205'
		Restaurants nearby
Saint Paul	UP former CNW Mankato Sub	Robert St Bridge	Robert St at Kellogg Blvd in downtown	UP 160.980
	Unknown number of trains	View of UP Mississippi River	Saint Paul
		Lift Bridge	Lat  N44° 56.655' Lon W93° 05.242'
		No restrooms, street or pay
		parking
Saint Paul	UP former CNW Mankato Sub	Wabasha Street Bridge	Wabasha St at Shepard Rd in downtown	UP 160.980
	Unknown number of trains	Overview of tracks	Saint Paul
		Stairway to Harriet Island	Lat  N44° 56.590' Lon W93° 05.515'
		(shows on some maps as
		Raspberry Island) also provides
		a good view of the lift bridge
Saint Paul	UP former CNW Mankato Sub	Smith Ave "High Bridge"	Smith Ave/St Rt 149 at Goodrich Ave	UP 160.980
	Amtrak	Overview of tracks at north	Lat  N44° 56.217' Lon W93° 06.525'
	CP	end of bridge
	Twin Cities & Western
	Unknown number of trains
Saint Paul	CP Merriam Park Sub	Indian Mounds Park	Mounds Blvd between Plum St and	BNSF 160.335
	BNSF St Paul Sub	Scenic views of trains on the north	Burns Ave	BNSF 161.250
	Twin Cities & Western	bank of the Mississippi River	Lat  N44° 56.695' Lon W93° 03.288'	CP 160.770
	Amtrak	This is also a common hangout		TCW 161.460
	60+ trains daily	for radio control airplane flyers
		Restrooms, picnic areas with grills
		and fire rings, hiking trails
		Restaurants nearby
Saint Paul	CP Merriam Park Sub	Kellogg Boulevard Bridge	Kellogg Blvd (3rst St east of bridge)	BNSF 160.335
	BNSF St Paul Sub	Crosses over the BNSF and CP	between Broadway and Commercial St	BNSF 161.250
	Twin Cities & Western	Wye	Lat  N44° 57.126' Lon W93° 04.584'	CP 160.770
	Amtrak	No restrooms, street parking at		TCW 161.460
	60+ trains daily	west end of the bridge
Saint Paul	BNSF St Paul Sub	University Ave	University Ave at Lafayette Rd	BNSF 160.335
	UP	Common railfan location	Lat  N44° 57.477' Lon W93° 05.071'	BNSF 161.250
	CP	No restrooms, street parking	Stay off the tracks and cross only on	CP 160.770
	60+ trains daily		crosswalks. Railroad and local police will	UP 161.040
			not bother you as long as you railfan safely	UP 160.845
Saint Paul	BNSF St Paul Sub	Black Bear Crossings Coffee Café	Como Ave between Gateway Dr and	BNSF 160.335
	50+ trains daily	Indoor and outdoor trackside	Jessamine Ave	BNSF 161.250
		seating	Lat  N44° 58.471' Lon W93° 08.054'
		651-488-2327
Saint Paul	BNSF St Paul Sub	Marydale Park	Maryland Ave at Dale St	BNSF 160.335
	50+ trains daily	Restrooms, picnic area, street	Lat  N44° 58.594' Lon W93° 07.458'	BNSF 161.250
		parking
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby
Saint Paul	BNSF/CP	Raymond Ave Bridge	Raymond Ave 1/2 mile north of	BNSF 161.100
	Amtrak	Sidewalks on both side. Street	University Ave	CP 160.770
	Unknown number of trains	parking, nearby restaurants	Lat N44° 58.465' Lon W93° 11.654'
		View of St Anthony Junction
Shakopee	UP Mankato Sub	Street Running	2nd ave between Pierce St and	UP 161.040
	Less than 10 trains daily	No restrooms, street parking	Naumkeag St
		Restaurants and convenience stores	Map
		1 block north on 1st Avenue
South Saint Paul	UP former CNW Albert Lea Sub	Pedestrian bridge over tracks	John Carroll Blvd at Hardman Ave	UP 160.980
	Unknown number of trains	Street Parking, no restrooms	Lat  N44° 53.654' Lon W93° 01.882'	UP 160.575
		Access to hicking/bicycle trail		UP 161.475
		on the Mississippi River levee
		Views engine service facility
		and yard office from levee.
South Saint Paul	UP former CNW Albert Lea Sub	Pedestrian bridge over tracks	Concord St at Butler Ave	UP 160.980
	Unknown number of trains	Street Parking, no restrooms	Lat  N44° 54.851' Lon W93° 03.270'	UP 160.575
		View of north end of UP yard		UP 161.475
		Bridge has fencing but photos
		can be taken from the approach
		at either end.
Stillwater	CN former WC	St Croix National Scenic River	Arcola Trail 1 mile southeast of St Rt 95	CN 161.295
	Unknown number of trains	Scenic view of 200 foot high CN	Lat  N45° 07.400' Lon W92° 44.737'
		bridge crossing the St Croix River
		Restrooms, picnic areas,
Wayzata	BNSF Wayzata Sub	Wayzata Historical Society	W Lake St between Manitoba Ave and	BNSF 160.335
	10+ trains daily	Located in restored Great Northern	Minnetonka Ave	BNSF 160.920
		Depot along with the Chamber of	Lat  N44° 58.200' Lon W93° 30.969'
		Commerce	Stay inside the iron fence (low enough for
		The depot and nearby area offers	photos
		scenic views of BNSF along the
		north shore of Lake Minnetonka.
		Excursion Steamboat Minnehaha
		docks near the depot.
		Restrooms when the depot is open
		Restaurants nearby, some may
		have seating with track views
Winona	CP	Street running	Riverview Dr north of St Rt 43	DME ?
	Dakota Minnesoto & Eastern	Restaurants nearby	Front St between Johnson St and	CP 160.770
	UP		Chatfield St	UP 160.890
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