Sante Fe Depot - Oklahoma City OK
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N 35° 27.925 W 097° 30.773
14S E 634933 N 3925674
Sante Fe Depot - Oklahoma City OK
Waymark Code: WM109V0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2019
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Sante Fe Depot in Oklahoma City OK was built in 1934 and now used by Amtrak.
"The station was built in 1934 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It is an Art Deco structure located in downtown Oklahoma City at 100 South E.K. Gaylord Boulevard. It was served by the Santa Fe Railway's Texas Chief line, which later became the Lone Star under Amtrak. The station was also served by the Santa Fe's Kansas Cityan/Chicagoan.
Amtrak discontinued the service in 1979 when it terminated the Lone Star. Subsequently, the station was vacant for 20 years and began to deteriorate.
Other stations in Oklahoma City were the Union Station on SW 7th Street, which served the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco Railway) and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Railroad); and the Missouri Kansas Texas Station on E. Reno Street, which served the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.[3]
In 1998, Jim Brewer, a developer responsible for creating the nearby Bricktown entertainment district, purchased the station from Santa Fe Railway and oversaw a renovation using $2 million funds provided through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to make it ADA-compliant and usable again. Amtrak entered an agreement with Brewer Entertainment to use the station as one of the end points of the new Heartland Flyer line, connecting to Fort Worth. Service began in 1999. Another $3.1 million renovation was completed in 2007, and additional ADA features were added with a $30,000 project following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[1]
Until 2010, Amtrak was operating at the station through an informal agreement made in 1998 with Brewer Entertainment. That agreement allowed the railroad to use the station rent-free, but required the state to pay for utilities and other costs associated with station operations. No official lease had been drawn up until at least 2010, when Brent Brewer locked the doors of the depot on September 27 and 29, forcing new negotiations with ODOT.[4] On 21 December 2010, it was announced that the ODOT had signed a lease of the station and parking lot for 25 months, with the option to extend the lease for up to ten years.[5]
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. " wikipedia
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Partially used for Amtrak
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Sante Fe
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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