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Montana State Map

Class I Railroads

Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry

Butte MT to Anaconda MT
25.30 miles
Built by Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry 10-1892 to 12-31-1893
to Rarus Ry 5-1-1985
sold to Patriot Rail Corp 7-19-2007
name changed back to Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry

Anaconda MT to Browns MT
6.20 miles
Built by Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry 10-1892 to 1-1899
to Rarus Ry 5-1-1985
sold to Patriot Rail Corp 7-19-2007
name changed back to Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry

Browns MT to Silver Cross MT
15.28 miles
Built by Butte Anaconda & Pacific Ry 7-1911 to 4-1-1913
abandoned 1926
route uncertain

Chicago Burlington & Quincy

Warren MT to Fromberg MT
Built by Big Horn RR 1909-14
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 7-1-1916

Cody WY to Warren MT
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1900-01

Warren to Toluca MT
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1901
abandoned 1911

Huntley MT to MT/WY State Line
Built by Big Horn Southern RR 1894
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 12-1-1897

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

ND/MT State Line to MT/ID State Line
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry of MT ca1906
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry of WA 12-26-1908
to Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound Ry 1-2-1909
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 12-24-1912

Prairie du Chein WI to Marquette IA

Harlowton MT to Moore MT
Built by Montana RR
to Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound Ry 1-15-1909
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 12-24-1912
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry

Moore MT to Lewistown MT

Lewistown MT to Roy Jct MT
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound Ry 1912
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 12-24-1912

Roy Jct to Roy MT
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1914

Roy Jct to Winifred MT
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1914

Lewistown MT to Winnett MT
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1914-17

Lewistown MT to Great Falls MT
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1914

Lewistown MT to Geraldine MT

Geraldine MT to Great Falls MT

Great Falls trackage

Agawam MT to Choteau MT

Choteau MT to Fairfield MT

Fairfield MT to Great Falls MT

Gallatin Gateway MT to Three Forks MT

Four Corners MT to Bozeman MT

Bonner Jct MT

Warden WA to N

Great Northern

St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry

Pacific Jct MT to Everett WA
Built by St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1893
to Great Northern Ry 11-1-1907

Sun River MT to Minot ND
Built by St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1887
to Great Northern Ry 11-1-1907

Columbia Falls MT to Kalispell MT

Kalispell MT to
original mainline built 1890's

Marion MT to SW

Great Falls MT to Sweet Grass MT
Built by Great Falls & Canada Ry 1890 as 36" gauge
to Montana & Great Northern Ry 8-1-1901
to standard gauge 1-4-1903
to Great Northern Ry 7-1-1907

Virden MT to Sweet Grass MT
Built by Great Falls & Canada Ry 1890 as 36" gauge
to Montana & Great Northern Ry 8-1-1901
to standard gauge 1-4-1903

Shelby old route
Built by Great Falls & Canada Ry 1890 as 36" gauge
to Montana & Great Northern Ry 8-1-1901
to standard gauge 1-4-1903

old alignment

Snowden MT to Sidney MT
Built by Montana Eastern Ry 1915
controlled by Great Northern Ry

Fairview MT

Washington

Somers MT to Kalispell MT
Built by Great Northern Ry completed 11-1-1908

Helena MT to Butte MT
Built by Montana Central Ry 1888
to Great Northern Ry

Sun River MT to Helena MT
Built by Montana Central Ry 1887
to Great Northern Ry

Augusta MT to Vaughn MT

Power MT to Eastham Jct MT
Built by Great Falls & Teton County Ry 1912-13

Eastham Jct to Pendroy MT
Built by Great Falls & Teton County Ry 1912-13

Great Falls to Black Eagle

Black Eagle abandoned

Great Falls MT to Mossmain MT

Moccasin MT to Spring Creek MT

Gerber MT to Sand Coulee MT
Built by Montana Central Ry 1888

Tracy MT to Stockett MT

Saco to Hogeland MT
Built by Great Northern Ry 1928

Scobey MT to Opheim MT
Built by Great Northern Ry 1926

Bainville MT to Scobey MT
Bainville to Plentywood completed by Great Northern Ry 3-31-1911
Plentywood to Scobey completed 8-1-1914

Richey MT to Newlon Jct

Newlon Jct to Sidney MT
Great Northern trackage rights on Northern Pacific

Untitled Path

Vancouver Victoria & Eastern RR

Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie

Ambrose ND to Whitetail MT
86 miles
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 2-1-1914

Northern Pacific

MT

Colugh Jct to Marysville MT
Built by Helena & Northern RR 1887
to Northern Pacific & Montana RR 9-7-1888
to Northern Pacific Ry 4-21-1898
route uncertain

Gold Creek MT to Fort Keough MT
Built by Northern Pacific RR 1881-83
to Northern Pacific Ry 8-18-1896
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-22-1995

Fort Keough MT to MT/ND State Line
Built by Northern Pacific RR 1879-81
to Northern Pacific Ry 8-18-1896
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-22-1995

ID/MT State Line to St Regis MT
Built by Northern Pacific & Montana RR 1889-90

Ollie MT to MT/ND State Line
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1914-15

Gardiner MT to Cinnabar MT
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1902

Livingston MT to Cinnabar MT
Built by Rocky Mountain RR Co of Montana 1882-83

Livingston MT existing
Built by Rocky Mountain RR Co of Montana 1882-83

East Helena MT to Wickes MT
Built by Helena & Jefferson County RR 1883
abandoned by 1905?
route uncertain

Jefferson City MT to Calvin MT
Built by Helena Boulder Valley & Butte RR 1886-87
to Northern Pacific & Montana RR 9-7-1888
route approximate

Paradise MT to Wye MT
Built by Northern Pacific RR 1881-83
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-22-1995

MT/ID State Line to Paradise MT

Paradise MT to St Regis MT
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1906-09

Wye MT to St Regis MT
Built by Northern Pacific & Montana RR 1889-90

Wye MT to Gold Creek MT

Missoula MT to Grantsdale MT
Built by Missoula & Bitter Root Valley RR 1887-88
to Northern Pacific & Montana RR 9-7-1888

Grantsdale MT to Darby MT
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1899-1904

Silesia MT to Bridger MT
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1898

Bridger MT abandoned
Built by Northern Pacific Ry 1898

Silesia MT to Red Lodge MT
Built by Rocky Fork & Cooke City Ry 1887-89

Laurel MT to Silesia MT
Built by Rocky Fork & Cooke City Ry 1887-89

Billings MT to Shepherd MT
Built by Billings & Central Montana Ry 1913

Billings MT existing
Built by Billings & Central Montana Ry 1913

Glendive MT to Sydney MT
Built by Missouri River Ry 1909-12

Hesper MT to Rapelje MT

Mission MT to Wilsall MT
Built by Shields River Valley Ry 1909

Manhattan MT to Anceny MT
Built by Camp Creek Ry 1911

Sappington MT to Harrison MT
Built by Northern Pacific & Montana RR 1889-90

Butte MT to Logan MT

Harrison MT to Norris MT

Harrison MT to Pony MT
route approximate

Whitehall MT to Parrett MT
Built by Northern Pacific & Montana RR 1895

Twin Bridges MT to Alder MT

Parrett MT to Twin Bridges MT
Construction started by Montana Southern Ry 1893
to Gaylord & Ruby Valley Ry 5-29-1897

Boulder MT to Elkhorn MT
route approximate

Butte MT to Garrison MT
Built by Utah & Northern Ry
leased to Montana Union Ry ca1886

Anaconda
Built by Utah & Northern Ry
leased to Montana Union Ry ca1886

Drummond MT existing
Built by Drummond & Phillipsburg RR 1887

Drummond MT to Phillipsburg MT
Built by Drummond & Phillipsburg RR 1887

Phillipsburg MT to Rumsey MT

Dixon MT to Polson MT

Polson abandoned

Helena MT to Rimini MT
Built by Helena & Red Mountain RR 1886

Union Pacific

Oregon Short Line RR

ID/MT State Line to Butte MT
Built by Utah & Northern Ry 1878-81 as 36" gauge
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Ry 8-1-1889
converted to standard gauge 1890
to Oregon Short Line RR 3-1-1897
leased to Union Pacific RR 1-1-1936
mapped by Doug Spurling
see

Ashton ID to W Yellowstone MT
Built by Yellowstone Park Ry 1906
to Oregon Short Line RR 10-31-1910
controlled by Union Pacific RR
leased to Union Pacific RR 1-1-1936
abandoned
mapped by Doug Spurling

Silver Bow MT to Garrison MT
Built by Utah & Northern Ry 1883
controlled by Union Pacific RR
leased to Montana Union Ry 8-1-1886
controlled by Union Pacific RR and Northern Pacific Ry
see http://utahrails.net/articles/montana-union.php

New route