Union Depot (Pueblo, Colorado)

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Union Depot (Pueblo, Colorado)
Union Depot, Pueblo, CO.jpg
Union Depot (Pueblo, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Union Depot (Pueblo, Colorado)
LocationVictoria Avenue and B Street
Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates38°15′47″N 104°37′02″W / 38.2630°N 104.6173°W / 38.2630; -104.6173Coordinates: 38°15′47″N 104°37′02″W / 38.2630°N 104.6173°W / 38.2630; -104.6173
Built1889–1890
ArchitectSprague & Newell
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
Part ofUnion Avenue Historic Commercial District (ID82001021)
NRHP reference No.75000535

Pueblo Union Depot is the historic railroad station in Pueblo, Colorado. It was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style in 1889–1890 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is located within the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District.

History[]

Initially the station was served by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the Colorado & Southern Railway (which was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1908), the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Today the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railroad share use of the tracks, and the depot is privately owned. Regular passenger train service no longer exists, though there are proposals such as Front Range Passenger Rail, which would provide service to Denver and Colorado Springs.[1] In addition, the depot has been proposed to operate on Amtrak's Southwest Chief.[2]

Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson arrived at the depot, as did Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Presidential candidate John Kerry.

References[]

  1. ^ Wilson, Sara (1 July 2021). "Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs Front Range passenger rail bill, 3 others on Pueblo tour". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pueblo seeks Southwest Chief stop as Amtrak line's future is secured". Retrieved 15 November 2015.

External links[]

The backside of the depot
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
toward Denver
Denver Branch
toward La Junta
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
toward Denver
Denver – Houston
toward Houston
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
toward Ogden
Royal Gorge Route
toward Denver
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus PuebloKansas City
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