Flagstaff station

Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff station in 2006
General information
Location1 East Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates35°11′50″N 111°38′58″W / 35.197259°N 111.649365°W / 35.197259; -111.649365
OwnerCity of Flagstaff
LineBNSF Seligman Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Mountain Line
Bus transport Greyhound Lines
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: FLG
History
Opened1886
RebuiltJanuary 6, 1926[1]
Passengers
FY 202531,694[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingman
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Winslow
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Riordan
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Cliffs
toward Chicago
Flagstaff Santa Fe station
Architectural styleTudor Revival
Part ofRailroad Addition Historic District (ID83002989[3])
Designated CPJanuary 18, 1983
Location

Flagstaff station is an Amtrak train station in Flagstaff, Arizona. It is served by the daily Southwest Chief. The station, formerly an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, also contains a visitor center.

History

The 1889 A&P depot

The first rail station in Flagstaff was built in 1886 by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (A&P). That depot, constructed of wood, burned down and was replaced in 1889 by a stone structure which still stands to the present day. In the 1890s, the A&P was acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF).

The AT&SF built the present depot in 1925, with a public grand opening celebration held on January 5, 1926. The first trains to use the depot were on January 6, 1926.[1] The station's elevation is 6,902 feet (2,104 m) above sea level, making it one of the highest train stations in the Amtrak system. Adjacent, across San Francisco Street at 101 East Route 66, is the 1889 solid-red sandstone A&P depot, which the 1926 depot replaced. The 1889 structure was then converted for use as a freight depot, though it no longer serves in that capacity.[4]

On May 1, 1971, Amtrak took over operation of the AT&SF's passenger trains and continues to operate the Flagstaff Station from the historic 1926 depot, which it now shares with the Flagstaff Visitor Center. The building and two adjacent parking lots are owned by the City of Flagstaff, while the tracks are owned and operated by the AT&SF's successor, the BNSF Railway.

Both the former Santa Fe Depot and the Atlantic and Pacific Depot that it replaced are contributing properties to the Railroad Addition Historic District.[5]

In October 2024, the city was awarded a $5 million federal grant to build a second platform serving a new third main track, south of the existing two main tracks, replacing a no longer used freight track which once served clients south and west of the depot. The project will also modify the existing platform for better accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Flagstaff Station is Formally Opened". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. January 6, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2025: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bruner, Betsey (July 15, 2010). "Landscape holds remnants of Flagstaff's railroad past". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ James Garrison; Jody Gebhardt; James Woodward (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Railroad Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Also includes 1986 boundary increase.
  6. ↑ "FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program: Project Summaries" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. p. 5.

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