Libby station

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Libby, MT
Libby station - May 2017.jpg
Libby station in May 2017.
General information
Location100 Mineral Avenue
Libby, Montana
United States
Coordinates 48°23′42″N115°32′56″W / 48.3949°N 115.5488°W / 48.3949; -115.5488
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Kootenai River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: LIB
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893 [1] [2]
RebuiltOctober 15, 1940–January 24, 1941 [3] [4]
Passengers
FY 20223,323 [5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Sandpoint
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Whitefish
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Kootenai Falls
toward Seattle
Main Line Ripley
toward St. Paul

Libby station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Libby, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway. [6] [7]

Contents

History

In 1890, the Great Northern Railway began establishing a station in Libby along their main line. The first train service arrived at the station on May 3, 1892, carrying a mix of passengers and cargo. [6] In 1970, the station came under the ownership of the Burlington Northern Railway due to Great Northern's merging into the company. In 1996, Burlington Northern merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to become BNSF Railway, the current owner of the property.

Station

The station platform is uncovered and sits north-adjacent to a small Swiss chalet style building used as a waiting room for passengers. The station formerly had another platform in service south-adjacent to the waiting room as well. The southern platform is no longer used but the tracks remain in place. The old tracks are partially graded down for easy access to the parking lot.

Bibliography

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Allen 1893, p. 500.
  2. ↑ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press . June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Depot Work Starts". The Great Falls Tribune. October 16, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Great Northern's Libby Station is Open for Business". The Great Falls Tribune. January 26, 1941. p. 36. Retrieved January 4, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak . Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  7. ↑ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-02.

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