McCook station

McCook is an Amtrak intercity train station in McCook, Nebraska. It is served daily by Amtrak's California Zephyr. The depot opened on April 13, 1926 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to replace an earlier structure from 1882. The brown brick depot features Tudor Revival detailing as seen in the pointed arch windows and the buttresses that divide the facades into regular bays.[4]

McCook, NE
Location101 Norris Avenue
McCook, NE 69001
Coordinates40.1975°N 100.6256°W / 40.1975; -100.6256
Line(s)BNSF Railway Akron / Hastings Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeMCK
History
RebuiltApril 1925–April 13, 1926[1][2]
Passengers
20183,278[3]  12.5%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Morgan
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Holdrege
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Morgan
toward Los Angeles
 Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
 Holdrege
toward Chicago
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Culbertson
toward Denver
 Main Line Indianola
toward Chicago

References
  1. "New Station for McCook". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 23, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McCook Station Opening Planned". The Lincoln Star. April 2, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Nebraska" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. "McCook Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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