McCook, NE
McCook station in June 2022
General information
Location101 Norris Avenue
McCook, Nebraska
United States
Coordinates40°11′51″N 100°37′32″W / 40.1975°N 100.6256°W / 40.1975; -100.6256
Line(s)BNSF Akron Subdivision / Hastings Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MCK
History
Opened1882
RebuiltApril 1925–April 13, 1926[1][2]
Passengers
FY 20221,840[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Morgan
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Holdrege
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Akron
closed 1987
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Holdrege
closed 2020
toward Chicago
Fort Morgan
toward Los Angeles
 Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
 Holdrege
toward Chicago
Akron
closed 1987
toward Los Angeles
Fort Morgan
toward Seattle
 Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Akron
closed 1987
toward Seattle
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Culbertson
toward Denver
 Main Line Indianola
toward Chicago

McCook station is an Amtrak intercity train station in McCook, Nebraska, served by the 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]

References

  1. ↑ "New Station for McCook". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 23, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "McCook Station Opening Planned". The Lincoln Star. April 2, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Nebraska" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "McCook Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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