The mission of the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center is to collect and restore Milwaukee Road memorabilia and artifacts and to develop a Milwaukee Road Museum and Railroad Park for historical and educational purposes.  

The Milwaukee Road Heritage Center began in 1992 as the Minn-Kota Railroad Historical Society, by a group of Montevideo civic leaders, railroad lovers and history enthusiasts to preserve the history of railroads in western Minnesota. The name is now the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center (MRHC), focused on preserving the history of The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, more commonly known as The Milwaukee Road, which played a major role in the development of and community life in Montevideo in the late 19th century for eight decades. 

The National Register of Historic Places Depot Building, acts as a museum displaying objects related to railroading history. 

The Yard, west of the Depot contains a variety of railroad cars unique to The Milwaukee Road, donated by Canadian Pacific Rail (successor to the Soo Line, which purchased the assets of The Milwaukee Road when it went bankrupt in 1985), and the Twin Cities & Western Railroad, which operated former Milwaukee Road tracks between Hopkins and Ortonville.  

The showpiece of the Yard is the restored and operable 90-foot-long turntable, built in 1913 and used by the railroad to move steam locomotives into the 26-stall roundhouse. A project to reconstruct the roundhouse is currently underway. 

The Yard contains an original Milwaukee Road sign, a Watchman’s Shanty, Water Tower, Sand House, Speeder Car Shed, a Diesel Engine House, and the foundations of Coal Tower and Power House buildings. A Hobo Camp is set up in the northeast corner. Visitors enjoy the Model Railroad that represents the 1950s Montevideo railyard.

Open Saturday and Sunday, late June through Labor Day weekend, 1-5 PM