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About Colfax Railroad Museum, Inc.
Inside the 1914 sandstone Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie depot, visitors walk among historic rail artifacts that once served western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. The exhibition displays Soo Line caboose 273, Barney and Smith heavyweight coach 991, and Soo Line GP30 703, alongside an extensive assortment of railroad lanterns, china and the nation’s largest railroad paperweight collection.
History
The Colfax Railroad Museum is set in a 1914 sandstone depot built by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railway, which once served western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. The restored station now anchors the museum's collection of Soo Line equipment and railroad artifacts.
The Trains
The museum’s rolling‑stock collection includes Soo Line caboose #273, a Barney and Smith heavyweight coach numbered 991, and Soo Line GP‑30 locomotive #703, together with Milwaukee Road caboose #X00127, Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern caboose #018, Soo Line cabooses #256 and #273, and a Canadian National speeder #154‑33. Additional pieces comprise a Soo Line boxcar #36400 and assorted freight cars, while the depot also displays an extensive array of railroad lanterns, china and the nation’s largest railroad paperweight collection.
Nearby
The Colfax Railroad Museum, Inc. is a compact Wisconsin stop — an easy add to a wider rail itinerary through the region.
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