Helper station

Helper, UT
Entrance to the depot
General information
Location1 Depot Street
Helper, Utah
United States
Coordinates39°41′02″N 110°51′14″W / 39.68389°N 110.85389°W / 39.68389; -110.85389
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad
Line(s)Helper Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking5 long term spaces,
5 short term spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: HER
History
Opened1881 (1881)
Rebuilt1940
Passengers
FY 20232,048[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Provo
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Green River
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Provo
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Thompson
Closed in 1997
toward Chicago
Provo Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
Thompson
toward Chicago
Provo
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Before 1991 reroute
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Castle Gate
toward Ogden
Moffat Tunnel Route Mounds
toward Denver
Royal Gorge Route
Provo
toward Oakland
California Zephyr Thompson Springs
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Helper station is a railroad station in Helper, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.[Note 1] The station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and contains a passenger waiting area;[4] no services are provided (e.g., ticketing, checked baggage, etc.).[1]

History

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The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1881, and the current station building was constructed in 1940.[4]

Beginning in 1983, both the Desert Wind (with service from Chicago to Los Angeles) and the Pioneer (with service from Chicago to Seattle) previously stopped at the Helper station. Service by the Pioneer was dropped when that train was rerouted through Wyoming in 1991 (the train was later discontinued altogether in 1997). Service by the Desert Wind ended when Amtrak discontinued that train in 1997 (at the same time as the Pioneer was discontinued). Also in 1997, the Green River station replaced the former station in Thompson Springs as the next station to the east.

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Notes

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  1. ^ As of 13 January 2014, the previous schedule continues with the westbound train (Route 5) scheduled to stop at 7:20 pm and the eastbound train (Route 6) scheduled to stop at 6:37 am.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Helper, UT (HER)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Utah" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 13 Jan 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Great American Stations: Helper, UT (HER)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
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