The Lake Charles train station was opened at its current location on December 21, 1999. Set back a short distance from the tracks, it was modeled after a Texas &…
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Across Route 1 (the Cabrillo Highway) from the boardwalk and dunes of Pismo State Beach, the Grover Beach station nestles in a small cluster of similarly Mission-themed modern buildings in…
The New Iberia depot is a red brick structure constructed in 1900 by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, a predecessor to the Southern Pacific Railroad. It also serves as…
The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) opened on January 8, 1954, to consolidate passenger rail operations from the city’s other railroad stations and reduce the number of dangerous grade…
Located between the Santa Barbara Airport to the south and Lake Los Carneros Park to the north, the Goleta station consists of a concrete platform with an open-air shelter to…
The Schriever station consists of a platform adjacent to a building that houses BNSF railway offices. It is located at a junction that once provided service to the Southern Pacific…
The brick Olde Towne Railroad Depot in Slidell was built around 1903 for the New Orleans & Northeastern/New Orleans & Great Northern railroad, supplanting an earlier wooden passenger depot which…
The Glendale Amtrak station consists of a platform with a shelter adjacent to the historic Spanish Mission Revival depot. The latter was built in 1924 for the Southern Pacific (SP)…
Brunswick, home to well-respected Bowdoin College, is located on the shores of the Androscoggin River in Maine’s popular Southern Midcoast region. Downeaster service to Brunswick began on November 1, 2012…
Located just miles from the island-dotted waters of Casco Bay on Maine’s Southern Midcoast, Freeport is best known for the numerous stores, boutiques and restaurants that make it one of…
Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
Amtrak is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform rail and Retrain Travel. By modernizing, enhancing and expanding trains, stations and infrastructure, Amtrak is meeting the rising demand for train travel. Amtrak offers unforgettable experiences to more than 500 destinations across 46 states and parts of Canada. Learn more at