Caliente stationis a historicMission Revival stylerailway station,located inCaliente,Nevada,United States. The station is listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesas theCaliente Railroad Depot,and isNevada Historical Markernumber 249.[1]
Caliente, NV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| inter-city railstation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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″N114°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 MarkerNo.249
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| Location | 100 Depot Avenue Caliente,Nevada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°36′46″N114°30′51″W/ 37.61278°N 114.51417°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | John and Donald Parkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mission Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP referenceNo. | 74001146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARKERNo. | 249 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was built by theLos Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad(later theUnion Pacific Railroad) in 1923 to serve the railroad's division point on themainlinebetweenLos Angeles,California,andSalt Lake City,Utah.[2]
The depot is a two-story wood framestuccobuilding. 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 forhelper locomotives.In the 1950s, asdiesel locomotivesreplacedsteam,the railroad no longer needed to use the Caliente site. Maintenance of the locomotives was moved toLas Vegasin 1948.[2]
Until 1997, the station saw service onAmtrak'sDesert 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 Calientecity hall,library,andart gallery.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^"Union Pacific Depot-1923".Lincoln County Historical Markers.Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2012.RetrievedJune 21,2011.
- ^abcThomas, Inez C. (1973)."Caliente Railroad Depot".National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form.National Park Service.RetrievedMay 3,2009.
- ^ab"Caliente Railroad Depot".Nevada Commission on Tourism.Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 22,2009.
External links
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Media related toCaliente (Amtrak station)at Wikimedia Commons