Caliente station is a historic Mission Revival style railway station, located in Caliente, Nevada, United States. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Caliente Railroad Depot, and is Nevada Historical Marker number 249.[1]
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| inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The former Caliente station, January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 Depot Avenue Caliente, Nevada United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Caliente City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Caliente Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | None remaining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | 37°36′46″N 114°30′51″W / 37.61278°N 114.51417°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caliente Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada Historical Marker No. 249
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| Location | 100 Depot Avenue Caliente, Nevada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°36′46″N 114°30′51″W / 37.61278°N 114.51417°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | John and Donald Parkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mission Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 74001146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARKER No. | 249 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was built by the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (later the Union Pacific Railroad) in 1923 to serve the railroad's division point on the mainline between Los Angeles, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
The depot is a two-story wood frame stucco building. The first floor held the passenger waiting room, station agent's office and other railroad offices. The second floor was used as a hotel.[2][3]
The division point at Caliente served as a maintenance facility and was a base for helper locomotives. In the 1950s, as diesel locomotives replaced steam, the railroad no longer needed to use the Caliente site. Maintenance of the locomotives was moved to Las Vegas in 1948.[2]
Until 1997, the station saw service on Amtrak's Desert Wind.
Present day
editIn 1970, the building was turned over to the city of Caliente. In order to preserve the depot structure, the city moved its municipal services into the building. The station is now the Caliente city hall, library, and art gallery.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Union Pacific Depot-1923". Lincoln County Historical Markers. Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Inez C. (1973). "Caliente Railroad Depot". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Caliente Railroad Depot". Nevada Commission on Tourism. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
External links
editMedia related to Caliente (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
