Santa Fe Depot - San Bernardino, California, USA.
N 34° 06.233 W 117° 18.530
11S E 471514 N 3773717
Santa Fe Depot - Two Stations & Rail Museum in one building, alongside a BNSF classification Railyard. Metrolink Commuter trains & Amtrak share the station. Massive Union Pacific & BNSF freight trains pass frequently. San Bernardino, California.
Waymark Code: WMPVZG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2015
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The Historic 1918 Santa Fe Depot & once upon a time Harvey House, looks more like a Spanish Mission than a rail road station. The Railroad & Route 66 have always been associated, It is said that if you cant see or hear a train, then your probably not on 66.
The Depot building now houses Local Government offices (SANBAG) a railroad Museum, & of course a station, that is used by just two Amtrak passenger trains a day that stop at the station.
The building is also a San Bernardino Metrolink Station, with dozens of trains daily.
San Bernardino Depot's Heyday:
"The busiest period of passenger train travel was the mid-1920's to mid-1950's in the days before automobile dominance and popularity of air travel. A Santa Fe timetable dated June 12,1938, lists 13 eastbound and 13 westbound trains per day departing from the depot every 2 hours or so, with a few hours breaks during the morning. The trains bore colorful Southwest-flavored names: El Capitan, the Navajo, the Scout, the Grand Canyon Limited, the Chief, and the limousine of sleeping cars favored by Hollywood movie stars, the Super Chief" Text source: (
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