Rugby station is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station.[6] The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991.[4]
Rugby, ND | ||||||||||||||||||
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 The Amtrak station in Rugby with a BNSF Railway freight train in the station. | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 201 West Dewey Street Rugby, North Dakota United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Devils Lake Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: RUG | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 18, 1893[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 2,718[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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Great Northern Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Great Northern Railway and Samuel L. Bartlett | |||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival | |||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 91001466[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1991[5] | |||||||||||||||||
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Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's Empire Builder. The platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.
Bibliography
edit- Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
References
edit- ^ Allen 1893, p. 500.
- ^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
External links
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Media related to Rugby (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby, ND – Amtrak
- Rugby, ND – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Rugby Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
- Amtrak Depot (Rugby Area Chamber of Commerce)
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