Grand Island station

Grand Island
Former Burlington Route passenger rail station
Grand Island station (2015)
General information
Location	603 N. Plum Street, Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
History
Opened	1911
Closed	1969
Services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Cairo toward Billings Billings – Kansas City Phillips toward Kansas City
Burlington Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	603 N. Plum Street, Grand Island, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°55′57″N 98°20′16″W
Built	1911 (1911)
Architectural style	Prairie style
NRHP reference No.	14001013
Added to NRHP	December 2, 2014

Grand Island station, otherwise known as the Burlington Railroad Depot in Grand Island, Nebraska is a historic railroad station which served trains of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route). The Prairie style station was constructed in 1911. It was likely designed by Walter T. Krausch, who designed many CB&Q depots, however the documentation of the depot was lost in a 1922 fire.

In 1940, the station had three daily trains per direction. Railcar service was provided daily as far as Lincoln and Ravenna while The Adventureland and The General Custer each ran daily service from Kansas City to Billings via Grand Island. By 1947, the railcar service had ended and by May 1965, only one Kansas City to Billings train remained. Passenger service ended completely in 1969.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2014.

References

• Acosta, Ruben A. Burlington Railroad Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 2014. On file at the National Park Service.