The current Amtrak station in San Bernadino was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company (now BNSF Railway) in response to requests by the city of San…
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The station at San Clemente Pier is a simple, palm-lined platform within walking distance of the community’s well-known pier. The California coast was first explored by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who…
The San Diego-Old Town Amtrak station, which consists of a platform, is one of three Pacific Surfliner stops located in the city of San Diego. San Diego-Old Town is within…
Union Station, also known as the “Santa Fe Depot,” has served residents and visitors to San Diego for more than a century. Located in the heart of downtown near the…
The San Jose station, formerly known as the Cahill Depot or the Southern Pacific Depot, was designed by Southern Pacific Railroad architect John H. Christie in the Italian Renaissance Revival…
The San Juan Capistrano station not only serves Amtrak’s famous Pacific Surfliner linking San Luis Obispo to San Diego via Los Angeles, but it is also a stop for commuter…
The San Luis Obispo depot was opened in September 1943 by the Southern Pacific Railroad and exhibits the Spanish Revival style architecture popular throughout Southern California. Elements of this style…
Completed in 1985 as part of a state effort to establish and grow a commuter rail system in southern California, the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) is located east…
The Santa Barbara station was constructed in the Spanish Mission Revival style in 1902 for the Southern Pacific Railroad and offers easy connecting service to local Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit…
In the late 1980s, the state of California decided to make significant investments in intercity passenger rail. With a service area that spans eight northern counties, the Capitol Corridor was…
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.
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