McCook station

Railway station in McCook, Nebraska, US
40°11′51″N 100°37′32″W / 40.1975°N 100.6256°W / 40.1975; -100.6256Line(s)BNSF Akron Subdivision / Hastings SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStation codeAmtrak: MCKHistoryOpened1882RebuiltApril 1925 – April 13, 1926[1][2]PassengersFY 20221,840[3] (Amtrak) Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Morgan
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Holdrege
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Akron
closed 1987
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Holdrege
closed 2020
toward Chicago
Fort Morgan
toward Los Angeles
Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
Holdrege
toward Chicago
Akron
closed 1987
toward Los Angeles
Fort Morgan
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Akron
closed 1987
toward Seattle
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Culbertson
toward Denver
Main Line Indianola
toward Chicago
Location
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McCook station is an Amtrak intercity train station in McCook, Nebraska, served by the California Zephyr. The depot opened on April 13, 1926, by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to replace an earlier structure from 1882. The brown brick depot features Tudor Revival detailing as seen in the pointed arch windows and the buttresses that divide the facades into regular bays.[4]

References

  1. ^ "New Station for McCook". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 23, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "McCook Station Opening Planned". The Lincoln Star. April 2, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Nebraska" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "McCook Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

Media related to McCook station at Wikimedia Commons

  • McCook, NE – Amtrak
  • McCook, NE – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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