Orland station

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Orland, CA
Orland station, February 22, 1969.jpg
The station in its original location in 1969
General information
Location523 Colusa Street, Orland, California 95963 (as active station)
221 East Yolo Street, Orland, California 95963 (current depot location)
Coordinates 39°44′37″N122°10′51″W / 39.743511°N 122.180953°W / 39.743511; -122.180953
History
Openedc.1870s (SP)
September 15, 1974 (Amtrak) [1]
Closedc.1960s (SP)
April 25, 1982 (Amtrak) [2]
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Davis
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight Redding
toward Seattle
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Willows
toward Oakland Pier
Shasta Route
Via West Side Sacramento Valley
Corning
toward Portland

Orland was a Southern Pacific Railroad station in Orland, California. The Southern Pacific had built the line out from Colusa County by 1880 when the railroad assumed management of the town. [3] The Klamath served the station as late as 1954, and ran between Portland and Oakland, [4] but the stop did not appear in the 1966 timetables. After Amtrak took over nationwide passenger operations, the state lobbied the company in 1974 to add the station as a stop on the Coast Starlight route, [5] running daily from Los Angeles to Seattle. While the station saw service for a time, [6] it was bypassed in 1982. [7] The station building was subsequently moved to Glenn County Fairgrounds. [8]

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References

  1. "Orland Amtrak Debut Will be Saluted Sunday". The Chico Enterprise-Record. September 9, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Bigwigs on Inaugural Train Offer Hope for Roseville Stop". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. April 26, 1982. pp. 1, 15 . Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "City of Orland History". City of Orland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "Time Tables" (PDF). Southern Pacific. January 15, 1954. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1984-89 Fiscal Years. Sacramento, CA: Division of Mass Transportation, Caltrans. 1984. OCLC   10983344.
  6. "Amtrak National Train Timetables". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. October 25, 1981. p. 50. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Amtrak National Train Timetables Effective April 25, 1982 through Oct. 30, 1982. Includes Northeast Corridor Schedules Effective April 25, 1982 Through July 31, 1982". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. April 25, 1982. p. 46. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. "Orland 1/5-scale railroad scheduled for Glenn County Fair rides". Chico Enterprise-Record. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2020.