Cut Bank station is a train station in Cut Bank, Montana. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder, and is an important regional railway freight yard for BNSF Railway, which operates several grain collection elevators in the yard. The station site is owned by Amtrak,[5][6] while the adjacent yard, trackage and signals are owned by BNSF Railway. The station is less than a mile from Cut Bank Creek gorge, which gives the county seat, station, and yard their names.
Cut Bank, MT | |||||||||||||
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Location | 101 BNSF Industrial Site Cut Bank, Montana United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°38′18″N 112°19′54″W / 48.63839°N 112.33153°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Hi Line Subdivision | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: CUT | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | June 18, 1893[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | December 15, 1939[3] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 1,347[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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The city, in conjunction with Amtrak and current track owner BNSF Railway, recently repainted their historic train station into the traditional Great Northern Railway depot colors. The Great Northern was the original owner of the station and tracks.
References
edit- ^ Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. p. 500. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New G.N. Depot at Cut Bank". The Great Falls Tribune. December 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak – Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
External links
edit- Cut Bank, MT – Amtrak
- Cut Bank, MT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Cut Bank station – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)