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Maricopa Amtrak station.

Maricopa, AZ (MRC)

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Maricopa is currently the closest stop serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station consists of a double-wide modular building with a small waiting area and restrooms. In 1996, passenger rail…

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Wilson, N.C., railroad station

Wilson, NC (WLN)

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The Wilson Amtrak station was constructed in 1924 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Designed by A.M. Griffin in the Flemish style, this one-story brick building sports Spanish terra cotta…

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Kingman, AZ (KNG)

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The one-story Spanish Mission style station in downtown Kingman was built in 1907 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway—commonly referred to as the “Santa Fe.” The construction utilized…

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Fargo, ND, Amtrak station

Fargo, ND (FAR)

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Fargo, the largest city in North Dakota, was founded in 1871 and has been historically known as the “Gateway to the West.” Amtrak has a waiting room in the old…

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Grand Forks, ND, Amtrak station

Grand Forks, ND (GFK)

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The Grand Forks depot was built in 1982 to an Amtrak standard plan and therefore shares characteristics of other Amtrak depots from that era. The one story building is composed…

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View of the Minot depot with the Empire Builder in the background.

Minot, ND (MOT)

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The Great Northern Railway depot, located northwest of downtown near the Souris River, was built in 1905 and today serves as the Amtrak stop for Minot. The structure originally included…

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Rugby, ND (RUG)

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Rugby is known as the geographical center of North America. The Great Northern Railway (GN) built the one-and-a-half story Tudor-style station in 1907. The waiting room features glazed tile wainscot…

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