The station was built to be the eastern terminus for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railway which was leasing the Wisconsin Central at the time of construction, however the Northern Pacific bankrupcy of 1893 ended the plan.
The station was built to be the eastern terminus for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railway. These eastern terminus for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railway was leasing the Wisconsin Central at the time of construction. The Northern Pacific bankrupcy of 1893 ended the plan.