Orland station explained

See also: California Northern Railroad.

Style:Amtrak
Style2:Amtrak old
Orland, CA
Address:523 Colusa Street, Orland, California 95963 (as active station)
221 East Yolo Street, Orland, California 95963 (current depot location)
Coordinates:39.7435°N -122.181°W
Opened:July 31, 1882 (Northern Railway)
September 15, 1974 (Amtrak)[1]
Closed: (SP)
April 25, 1982 (Amtrak)[2]
Other Services Header:Former services

Orland was a Southern Pacific Railroad station in Orland, California. The Northern Railway built the line out from Colusa County to Orland, opening for traffic on July 31, 1882.[3] The railroad had assumed management of the town site a few years earlier.[4] The Klamath served the station as late as 1954, and ran between Portland and Oakland,[5] but the stop did not appear in the 1966 timetables. After Amtrak took over nationwide passenger operations, the state lobbied the company in 1974 to add the station as a stop on the Coast Starlight route, running daily from Los Angeles to Seattle. While the station saw service for a time,[6] it was bypassed in 1982.[7] The station building was subsequently moved to Glenn County Fairgrounds.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Orland Amtrak Debut Will be Saluted Sunday . March 27, 2022 . The Chico Enterprise-Record . September 9, 1974 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Bigwigs on Inaugural Train Offer Hope for Roseville Stop . March 27, 2022 . The Press-Tribune . April 26, 1982 . . 1, 15. Newspapers.com.
  3. Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California for the Year Ending December 31, 1889 . 1889 . 10 . California Board of Railroad Commissioners.
  4. Web site: City of Orland History . City of Orland . 5 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Time Tables . January 15, 1954. Southern Pacific . 5 June 2020.
  6. Web site: October 25, 1981 . 50 . Amtrak National Train Timetables . The Museum of Railway Timetables . Amtrak . 23 May 2020.
  7. Web site: April 25, 1982 . 46 . The Museum of Railway Timetables . Amtrak. Amtrak National Train Timetables Effective April 25, 1982 through Oct. 30, 1982. Includes Northeast Corridor Schedules Effective April 25, 1982 Through July 31, 1982. . 23 May 2020.
  8. News: Orland 1/5-scale railroad scheduled for Glenn County Fair rides . 5 June 2020 . . 13 May 2007.