Staples station is an

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

intercity train station in Staples, Minnesota, United States, served by Amtrak's daily '' Empire Builder'' service. It was built in December 1909 by the

Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whic ...

. The architects of the station were Charles A. Reed and

Allen H. Stem Reed and Stem (present-day WASA Studio) is an American architectural and engineering firm. The firm was founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1891 as a partnership between Charles A. Reed (1858–1911) and Allen H. Stem (1856–1931), the successfu ...

, who also designed the Northern Pacific's

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, and the

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. In the mid-2000s the city began negotiations with BNSF with the intent to purchase and rehabilitate the depot, which was largely empty and not well maintained. The sale was finalized in February 2008 and the depot is now owned and managed by the Staples Historical Society (SHS). Since then the SHS has undertaken a handful of important improvement projects, such as installing a new roof and repairing historic windows. The group is also searching for funding to undertake a full-scale rehabilitation of the interior and mechanical systems. Ultimately the SHS hopes to restore the second floor so that it can house the Staples Historical Society Museum. The local chamber of commerce currently occupies the ticket office adjacent to the waiting room. The station was listed on the

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on June 13, 2008.

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Staples Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
{{Amtrak Minnesota stations Amtrak stations in Minnesota Neoclassical architecture in Minnesota Former Northern Pacific Railway stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Railway stations in the United States opened in 1909 Transportation in Todd County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Todd County, Minnesota