Browning station explained

Style:Amtrak
Browning, MT
Address:Heart Butte Road & Depot Road
Borough:Browning, Montana
Country:United States
Coordinates:48.5339°N -113.0132°W
Owned:Amtrak/BNSF Railway
Line:BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Status:Open seasonally (October–April); platform with shelter
Rebuilt:2012
Former:Fort Browning
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes

Browning station is a train station in Browning, Montana. It is a seasonal stop for Amtrak's Empire Builder, open from October to April. It serves Browning and the rest of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, as well as the eastern side of Glacier National Park. It functions as an alternate for the East Glacier Park station at Glacier National Park, which closes during the winter.[1]

The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway with the station facilities owned by Amtrak.[1] [2] Amtrak rebuilt the station in 2012 to be accessible to people with disabilities by adding a 110feet concrete platform, a ramp, platform lighting, a wheelchair lift enclosure and accessible parking spaces.[1] The old Great Northern Railway station building was removed in 2013, leaving only the platform and parking area. The Great Northern station was known as Fort Browning.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Browning, MT (BRO). greatamericanstations.com. . May 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: Grau . Kara . Bruns-Dubois, Melissa . Nickerson, Norma P. . The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana . Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. December 2006 . 2007-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230171913/http://itrr.umt.edu/ecorev/Economicreview2006.pdf . 2013-12-30 .
  3. Book: Official Guide of the Railways. New York City. National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941. Great Northern Railway. 1038.