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Malta, MT (MAL)

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Malta, named for a Mediterranean island, is located 20 miles east of the Fort Belknap reservation, which is homeland to the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) and the Assiniboine (Nakoda) tribes. The…

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Shelby, MT, Amtrak station

Shelby, MT (SBY)

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Shelby was named after Peter B. Shelby, the general manager of the Montana-Central Railroad. In 1891, James J. Hill, railroad tycoon and founder of the Great Northern Railway (GN), chose…

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West Glacier, MT (WGL)

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Amtrak passengers at West Glacier use the platform adjacent to the historic Belton depot, which now houses a retail shop run by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. The non-profit group…

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Whitefish, MT (WFH)

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The Great Northern Railway (GN) built the present Whitefish depot in 1928. It was designed in an Alpine style reminiscent of the resort hotels built by the railroad in nearby…

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Hastings, Nebraska, Amtrak station

Hastings, NE (HAS)

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This depot, designed by Omaha-based architect Thomas Rogers Kimball in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, was built in 1902 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad – more commonly known…

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Holdrege, Nebraska, Amtrak stop

Holdrege, NE (HLD)

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Customers at Holdrege use concrete platforms adjacent to the historic 1910 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) depot, which has been renovated for commercial purposes and is listed on the…

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One story red brick train station

Lincoln, NE (LNK)

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First opened to passengers on the early morning hours of June 26, 2012—for the arrival of the westbound California Zephyr—the new Lincoln depot was formally dedicated two days later during…

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McCook, Neb., Amtrak station

McCook, NE (MCK)

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The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) depot was built in 1925, replacing its 1882 predecessor. Displaying then-popular Tudor Revival detailing, the building has tall arched windows on the first…

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Omaha, Neb., Amtrak station

Omaha, NE (OMA)

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The Amtrak depot is located east of the historic Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) station, which Amtrak used from 1971 until 1974. Opened in July 1984, the one-story Amtrak facility…

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