West Glacier station explained

Style:Amtrak
West Glacier, MT
Address:U.S. Hwy 2 & Going-to-the-Sun Road
Borough:West Glacier, Montana
Country:United States
Coordinates:48.4987°N 113.9716°W
Owned:Glacier Natural History Association
Line:BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Opened:June 18, 1893[1] [2]
Rebuilt:1910, 1935
Former:Belton
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes

West Glacier station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Amtrak ticketing and other passenger services are not available. The adjacent track and platform continue to be owned by BNSF Railway. The station is historically known as Belton,[3] [4] and that former name continues to be displayed on the station building.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Allen, W.F. . Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada . 1893 . National Railway Publication Company . New York, New York . 500 . November 22, 2021.
  2. News: June 18, 1893 . The Railroads . 19 . . November 22, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Amtrak – Great American Stations . April 23, 2009 . Amtrak.
  4. Web site: Grau . Kara . Bruns-Dubois, Melissa . Nickerson, Norma P. . December 2006 . The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana . February 2, 2007 . Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana . December 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230171913/http://itrr.umt.edu/ecorev/Economicreview2006.pdf . dead .