Train service in Starbuck began on Nov. 10, 1882, and ended on July 15, 1983. The ninety-mile line from Morris to Little Falls was built with horses and dirt scrapers and carried passengers, mail, and freight including building materials, machinery, fuel, fertilizer, livestock, grain, cream, and eggs. A local dray line collected merchandise at the depot and delivered it to merchants. After a merger in 1960, the railway became known as the Burlington Northern. In June 1986, the Starbuck Depot Society was organized to restore and maintain the depot building and grounds, and a grand opening was held on May 16, 1992. Four major annual events at the depot have been Lefse Dagen, Heritage Days, Eple Tiden, and Juletre Lysning. Starbuck is believed to have been named for Mr. William H. Starbuck of New York, who financed construction of the railway and was a friend of Henry Villard, president of the N.P.R.R. from 1881 to 1884.