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Needles
The original Needles Station and El Garces Hotel.Station statistics Address 900 Front Street
Needles, CA 92363Coordinates 34°50′24″N 114°36′16″W / 34.8400°N 114.6045°WCoordinates: 34°50′24″N 114°36′16″W / 34.8400°N 114.6045°W Lines Other information Opened 1908 Code NDL Traffic Passengers (FY2010) 9,481[1] 15% (Amtrak)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward Los AngelesSouthwest Chief toward ChicagoFormer services Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Goffstoward Los AngelesMain Line Topocktoward Chicago Dearborn Stationtoward Los AngelesMain Line Major stationstoward Chicago Dearborn StationLocation The Needles Amtrak station is a train station in Needles, California, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station consists of a covered platform located at a BNSF Railway yard.[2] Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Needles was the 61st-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 25 passengers daily.[1]
The El Garces Hotel
Still prominent near the Needles Train Station is the historic El Garces Hotel,[3] built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1908 for the Fred Harvey Company.[2] It is located near the original station, which was closed in 1958 but is currently undergoing restoration.[2] The name El Garces was chosen to honor Father Francisco Garces, a missionary who arrived in the area in 1776.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Needles, CA (NDL)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/NDL/Station_view. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ El Garces Hotel (Official Website)
- ^ "Needles - Gateway To The Colorado River". Legends of America. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-needles.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
External links
Categories:- Amtrak stations in San Bernardino County, California
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in San Bernardino County, California
- California railway station stubs
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