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Needles (Amtrak station)
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 The original Needles Station and El Garces Hotel. |
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| Address | 900 Front Street Needles, CA 92363 |
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| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | NDL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 8,840[1]  6.8% |
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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]
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
- ^ "Needles, CA (NDL)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/NDL. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ 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.
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