Ellensburg station

Ellensburg, WA
General information
Location	606 W. Third St. Ellensburg, Washington
Coordinates	46°59′40″N120°33′25″W / 46.99444°N 120.55694°W / 46.99444; -120.55694
History
Opened	1886
Closed	October 25, 1991
Rebuilt	1910
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station East Auburn toward Seattle Empire Builder Yakima toward Chicago North Coast Hiawatha 1971–1973 Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station Cle Elum toward Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Yakima toward St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	91001438
Added to NRHP	September 26, 1991
Location

Ellensburg station is a former train station in Ellensburg, Washington. Transcontinental trains of the Northern Pacific Railway reached the station in 1886. The modern station building was built in 1910. ^[1] It was the second depot built to a standard design initially adopted with the North Yakima station. ^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991. Amtrak service ceased on October 25, 1991, when the Empire Builder added a new leg to serve Portland, Oregon. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Ellensburg Depot". Most Endangered Places. Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
2. "Big dinner for railroad head". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 14, 1910. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rail service rerouted to now include Everett stop". The Everett Herald. October 26, 1981. p. 3C. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN   978-0-253-34705-3.