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Union Depot (El Paso)
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The El Paso Union Depot, also known as El Paso Union Passenger Depot, was designed by architect Daniel Burnham
, who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
Currently served by Amtrak
's Texas Eagle
and Sunset Limited
. El Paso City buses stop nearby. There has been intermittent talk of resurrecting streetcar service across the border to Ciudad Juarez since the last trolley rolled some thirty years ago.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, El Paso was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 30 passengers daily.
Daniel Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
, who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
Currently served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
and Sunset Limited
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
. El Paso City buses stop nearby. There has been intermittent talk of resurrecting streetcar service across the border to Ciudad Juarez since the last trolley rolled some thirty years ago.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, El Paso was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 30 passengers daily.