Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Station
Preceding station | Amtrak | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Terminus | Heartland Flyer | Gainesville toward Oklahoma City | ||
Cleburne toward Los Angeles or San Antonio | Texas Eagle | Dallas toward Chicago | ||
Cleburne toward Laredo or Houston | Inter-American | |||
Cleburne toward Houston | Lone Star | Gainesville toward Chicago | ||
Dallas Terminus | ||||
Preceding station | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Following station | ||
Justin toward Purcell | Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Main Line | Crowley toward Galveston | ||
Primrose toward San Angelo | San Angelo – Dallas | Dallas Terminus | ||
Preceding station | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | Following station | ||
Irving toward Teague | Teague – Minneapolis | Saginaw toward Minneapolis |
Fort Worth, Texas
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Station (originally Fort Worth Union Depot) is a former passenger train station in Fort Worth, Texas. From 1971 to 2002, it was used as Fort Worth's Amtrak station.
The depot was built by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad (a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, also known as the "Santa Fe") in 1900[2] and renovated in 1938. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[3]
In 2002, following the opening of Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center (now Fort Worth Central Station), train service to the station ceased. The station, as well as the adjacent Santa Fe Freight Building, was passed into private ownership. It is currently used as an 800-seat special event venue under the name Ashton Depot.[4]
Prior service
Alongside the Santa Fe, the station was serviced by the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway (a subsidiary of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, also known as "Rock Island"), the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (also known as the "Frisco"), and the Southern Pacific Railroad.[5]
Notable passenger trains servicing the station included the Kansas Cityan (Chicago to Dallas),[6] the Texas Chief (Chicago to Galveston),[6] and the Twin Star Rocket (Dallas to Minneapolis).[7]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Tarrant County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Fort Worth Architecture - Ashton Depot
- ^ "Gulf, Colorado and Sante Fe Railroad Passenger Station". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ "Fort Worth, Texas (FTW) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)". Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1936, Index of Stations
- ^ a b "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Tables 41, 43". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
- ^ "Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, Table 41". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
External links
- The Ashton Depot website
- Amtrak: A Closer Look: Fort Worth Union Depot
- Ashton Depot - Architecture in Fort Worth
- Media related to Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Station at Wikimedia Commons
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