Ellensburg station
Ellensburg, WA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 606 W. Third St. Ellensburg, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°59′40″N 120°33′25″W / 46.99444°N 120.55694°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | October 25, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 91001438 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ellensburg station is a former train station in Ellensburg, Washington. Transcontinental trains of the Northern Pacific Railway reached the station in 1886. The modern station building was built in 1910.[1] It was the second depot built to a standard design initially adopted with the North Yakima station.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991. Amtrak service ceased on October 25, 1991, when the Empire Builder added a new leg to serve Portland, Oregon.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Ellensburg Depot". Most Endangered Places. Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Big dinner for railroad head". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 14, 1910. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rail service rerouted to now include Everett stop". The Everett Herald. October 26, 1981. p. 3C. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.