Milwaukee Road Depot (Madison, Wisconsin)

	Milwaukee Road Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The historic depot with "CMStP&P" written on the outside
Location	640 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°04′05″N 89°23′40″W
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1903
Architect	Frost & Granger
NRHP reference No.	85000990[1]
Added to NRHP	May 9, 1985

The Milwaukee Road Depot in Madison, Wisconsin is a railroad depot built in 1903 and operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road). It served numerous passenger trains, including the Sioux and Varsity, and was located next to a major yard, turntable, and roundhouse.[2] The station was one of two Milwaukee Road stations in Madison, and was also known as West Madison station or West Madison Depot to avoid confusion with Franklin Street station on the east side of Madison. All Milwaukee Road passenger service in Madison was consolidated to this station with the closing of Franklin Street in 1952. Rail service in Madison was terminated in 1971 when the Milwaukee Road opted to end all of its passenger operations.[3]

Two passenger trains seen at the depot in May 1967.

Current usage

The depot is now used as a shopping center; including a bicycle shop, a café, and a restaurant. MILW 35A, an EMD E8A locomotive, sits on static display outside of the depot along with several Milwaukee Road, New York Central Railroad, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority passenger cars.[4] A single-tracked line operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad remains in front of the depot.

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[5]

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References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
"Historic Madison Depot". The Alexander Company. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
Neckar, Lance; Rankin, Katharine H. (February 1981). "West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
"Milwaukee Road Depot Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
"640 W. Washington Ave". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

Preceding station		Following station
Middleton towards Rapid City	Rapid City – Madison	Terminus
Terminus	Madison – Milwaukee via Watertown	Franklin Street towards Milwaukee
	Madison – Milwaukee via Waukesha	Lake Waubesa towards Milwaukee
	Madison – Rondout	Lake Waubesa towards Rondout
	Madison – Portage	Franklin Street towards Portage

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[2] "Historic Madison Depot". The Alexander Company. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

[NRHP-3] Neckar, Lance; Rankin, Katharine H. (February 1981). "West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[4] "Milwaukee Road Depot Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

[5] "640 W. Washington Ave". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-06-06.