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| Location | 1 Depot Street Helper, Utah United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′02″N 110°51′14″W / 39.68389°N 110.85389°W / 39.68389; -110.85389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Helper Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 5 long term spaces, 5 short term spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: HER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1881 (1881) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 2,048 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Helper station is a railroad station in Helper, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and contains a passenger waiting area; no services are provided (e.g., ticketing, checked baggage, etc.).
History
The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1881, and the current station building was constructed in 1940.
Beginning in 1983, both the Desert Wind (with service from Chicago to Los Angeles) and the Pioneer (with service from Chicago to Seattle) previously stopped at the Helper station. Service by the Pioneer was dropped when that train was rerouted through Wyoming in 1991 (the train was later discontinued altogether in 1997). Service by the Desert Wind ended when Amtrak discontinued that train in 1997 (at the same time as the Pioneer was discontinued). Also in 1997, the Green River station replaced the former station in Thompson Springs as the next station to the east.
Gallery
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Union Pacific freight train passes Helper station
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Helper station sign
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Helper station trackside view
Notes
- As of 13 January 2014, the previous schedule continues with the westbound train (Route 5) scheduled to stop at 7:20 pm and the eastbound train (Route 6) scheduled to stop at 6:37 am.
References
- ^ "Helper, UT (HER)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Utah" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- "California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 13 Jan 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
- ^ "Great American Stations: Helper, UT (HER)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
External links
Media related to Helper station at Wikimedia Commons
- Helper, UT – Amtrak
- Helper, UT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Helper Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
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