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Train station in Raton, New Mexico, U.S.
Raton, NM
General information
Location201 South First Street
Raton, New Mexico
Coordinates36°54′04″N 104°26′16″W / 36.9010°N 104.4378°W / 36.9010; -104.4378
Elevation6,750 feet (2,060 m)
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Raton Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Amtrak Thruway
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RAT
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1879
RebuiltMay 7, 1903–January 4, 1904
Previous namesOtero (1879–1880)
Key dates
January 1904Former station demolished
Passengers
FY 20237,628 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Las Vegastoward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Trinidadtoward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Dillontoward Los Angeles Main Line Lynntoward Chicago
Location

Raton is an active railroad station in the city of Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Located at 201 South First Street, the station serves Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Connections are also available to Denver, Colorado via Amtrak Thruway bus service. The station is staffed during the summer season when tourism for the Philmont Scout Ranch and the National Rifle Association (NRA) Whittington Center is at its peak. During off-seasons, it is open at all train times, maintained by a caretaker. Passengers with layovers there often visit the non-profit Old Pass Gallery, located on the station grounds in the restored 1910 Railway Express Agency building. The station also includes a former freight depot.

Railroad service through the community of Otero, New Mexico Territory began on July 4, 1879, when service opened to Las Vegas on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The railroad began construction of a new station in May 1903. Designed in a Mission Revival architectural style, the new depot opened on January 4, 1904.

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "A. T. & S. F. R.R. Time Card No. 23, Taking Effect Sept. 7th". The Daily Gazette. Las Vegas, New Mexico. September 26, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Federal Writers' Project 1940, p. 96.
  3. "New Depot at Raton Now Under Way". Albuquerque Morning Journal. May 8, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "A Snap". The Las Vegas Daily Optic. January 7, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Mexico" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

Further reading

  • Conway, Jay T. (1930). A brief community history of Raton, New Mexico. Raton: Gazette Print. p. 17 p.
  • Myrick, David F. (1990). New Mexico's railroads: a historical survey. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 276 p. ISBN 0-8263-1185-7.
  • Swain, George. "Railroads, towns and mining camps of the Raton region, 1860-1960". New Mexico Railroader. 10 (4).

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