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'''St. Cloud''' is a [[train station]] in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St Cloud]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]], served by [[Amtrak]]'s (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) ''[[Empire Builder]]'', which runs daily between [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] or [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]].{{refn|group="Note"|As of 15 April 2014, the '''''[[Empire Builder]]''''' westbound trains (Trains 7 & 27) are scheduled to stop at 12:40 am and the eastbound trains (Trains 8 & 28) are scheduled to stop at 4:44 am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/954/441/Empire-Builder-Schedule-041514,0.pdf|title=''Empire Builder''|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|page=2|format=PDF|date=15 Apr 2014|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> As of 9 June 2014, however, while the westbound trains will still stop at 12:40 am, the eastbound trains will not stop until 5:14 am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/481/481/Empire-Builder-Schedule-060914.pdf|title=''Empire Builder''|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|page=2|format=PDF|date=9 Jun 2014|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>}} (The next westbound stop is in [[Staples, Minnesota|Staples]], Minnesota and the next eastbound stop is in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], Minnesota.){{refn|group="Note"|For over twenty-five years prior to 7 May 2014, the next eastbound stop was at the [[Midway (Amtrak station)|Midway]] station (also called the Saint Paul-Midway station) which located further west of the [[Saint Paul Union Depot]] in Saint Paul.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25716518/amtraks-arrival-at-union-depot-celebrated|title=After 43 years, St. Paul's Union Depot marks return of passenger trains|last=Melo|first=Fredrick|website=twincitiespress.com|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=10 May 2014}}</ref> Notwithstanding the relocation of this service, the ''[[Empire Builder]]'' with still stop at the Midway station for servicing, but passengers will not be allowed to board or disembark.<ref name="Whats New">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboardmn.org/?page_id=32|title=What’s New|website=www.allaboardmn.org|publisher=All Aboard Minnesota|date=2014|accessdate=19 May 2014|quote=Amtrak plans to stop the ''Empire Builder'' at Midway each day to water and service the train and add/drop off coaches and private cars.}}</ref> Amtrak is being encouraged to restore service to the Midway Station in addition to the new service to the Saint Paul Depot.<ref name="Whats New"/>}}
'''St. Cloud''' is a [[train station]] in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St Cloud]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]], served by [[Amtrak]]'s (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) ''[[Empire Builder]]'', which runs daily between [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] or [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]].{{refn|group="Note"|As of 7 May 2014, the '''''[[Empire Builder]]''''' westbound trains (Trains 7 & 27) are scheduled to stop at 12:40 am and the eastbound trains (Trains 8 & 28) are scheduled to stop at 4:44 am.<ref name="May 14 timetable">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/446/794/Empire-Builder-050714.pdf|title=''Empire Builder''|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|page=2|format=PDF|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=8 Jul 2014}}</ref>}} (The next westbound stop is in [[Staples, Minnesota|Staples]], Minnesota and the next eastbound stop is in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], Minnesota.){{refn|group="Note"|For over twenty-five years prior to 7 May 2014, the next eastbound stop was at the [[Midway (Amtrak station)|Midway]] station (also called the Saint Paul-Midway station) which located further west of the [[Saint Paul Union Depot]] in Saint Paul.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25716518/amtraks-arrival-at-union-depot-celebrated|title=After 43 years, St. Paul's Union Depot marks return of passenger trains|last=Melo|first=Fredrick|website=twincitiespress.com|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=10 May 2014}}</ref> Notwithstanding the relocation of this service, the ''[[Empire Builder]]'' with still stop at the Midway station for servicing, but passengers will not be allowed to board or disembark.<ref name="Whats New">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboardmn.org/?page_id=32|title=What’s New|website=www.allaboardmn.org|publisher=All Aboard Minnesota|date=2014|accessdate=19 May 2014|quote=Amtrak plans to stop the ''Empire Builder'' at Midway each day to water and service the train and add/drop off coaches and private cars.}}</ref> Amtrak is being encouraged to restore service to the Midway Station in addition to the new service to the Saint Paul Depot.<ref name="Whats New"/>}}


==Description==
==Description==
The station is located at 555 East Saint Germain Street and is situated on the east side of the [[Mississippi River]] in the middle of a [[Wye (rail)|wye]] that links to the [[St. Cloud Rail Bridge]].<ref name="SCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=EDW|title=St. Cloud, MN (SCD)|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> There is an enclosed waiting room (with restrooms) available daily from 4:00 am to 6:00 am and from 11:30 pm to 1:15 am (early the next morning), with a caretaker opening and closing the depot. While it does not have a ticketing office or counter, it does have a Quik-Trak kiosk. However, no other services are provided at the station (i.e., baggage, lounge, telephone, etc.).<ref name="SCD"/> The tracks, platform, depot building, and parking lot are all owned by the [[BNSF Railway]].<ref name="GAS-SCD">{{cite web||url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SCD|title=Great American Stations: St. Cloud, MN (SCD)|website=greatamericanstations.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
The station is located at 555 East Saint Germain Street and is situated on the east side of the [[Mississippi River]] in the middle of a [[Wye (rail)|wye]] that links to the [[St. Cloud Rail Bridge]].<ref name="SCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=EDW|title=St. Cloud, MN (SCD)|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> The depot is easily accessible from [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|US 10]] by taking the [[Minnesota State Highway 23|SH 23 interchange (toward St. Cloud) and heading southwest on 3rd Street Southeast (SH 23), then north-northwest on Lincoln Avenue Southeast, then southeast on East Saint Germain Street, and finally north-northwest again on the station access road (immediately after crossing the tracks). There is an enclosed waiting room (with restrooms) available daily from 4:00 am to 6:00 am and from 11:30 pm to 1:15 am (early the next morning), with a caretaker opening and closing the depot. While it does not have a ticketing office or counter, it does have a Quik-Trak kiosk. However, no other services are provided at the station (i.e., baggage, lounge, telephone, etc.).<ref name="SCD"/> The tracks, platform, depot building, and parking lot are all owned by the [[BNSF Railway]].<ref name="GAS-SCD">{{cite web||url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SCD|title=Great American Stations: St. Cloud, MN (SCD)|website=greatamericanstations.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
It was built in 1898 by the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] and underwent some additional renovations in 1944. Due to the high maintenance costs, demolition of the station was discussed in the mid-1990s, the station still remains in service.<ref name="GAS-SCD"/>
It was built in 1898 by the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] and underwent some additional renovations in 1944. Due to the high maintenance costs, demolition of the station was discussed in the mid-1990's, the station still remains in service.<ref name="GAS-SCD"/>

The St. Cloud Station was served by the ''[[North Coast Hiawatha]]'', with service from Chicago to Seattle from 1971 until the train was discontinued in 1979. The next westbound stop for the ''North Coast Hiawatha'' was in Staples and the next eastbound stop was in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], Minnesota.<ref name="TT Oct 78">{{cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19781029&item=0043|title=National Train Timetables|website=timetables.org|author=[[Amtrak]]|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|page=42|date=29 Oct 1978|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref> When the ''North Coast Hiawatha'' was discontinued in 1979, the ''Empire Builder'' was rerouted away from [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]], Minnesota to St. Cloud and has served the station continuously since then.<ref name="TT Oct 78"/><ref name="TT Oct 79">{{cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19791028&item=0045|title=National Train Timetables|website=timetables.org|author=[[Amtrak]]|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|page=44|date=28 Oct 1979|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="May 14 timetable"/> The next westbound stop for the ''Empire Builder'' is also in Staples and the next eastbound stop is in Saint Paul.<ref name="TT Oct 79"/><ref name="May 14 timetable"/> However in 2014, Amtrak service in Saint Paul was moved from the [[Midway (Amtrak station)|Midway Station]] to the [[Saint Paul Union Depot]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/amtrak-moves-into-st-paul-union-depot.html?channel=41|title=Amtrak moves into St. Paul Union Depot|last=Bowen|first=Douglas John|work=[[Railway Age]]|publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation|date=8 May 2014|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="May 14 timetable"/>


==Future service==
==Future service==
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St. Cloud
Amtrak inter-city rail station
General information
Location555 East Saint Germain Street
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56304[1]
 United States
Coordinates45°34′04″N 94°08′56″W / 45.5679°N 94.1490°W / 45.5679; -94.1490
Owned byBNSF Railway[2]
Line(s)
  Empire Builder
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetro Bus
Construction
Parking40 free long term spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSCD
History
Opened1898
Passengers
FY201313,537[3] Decrease 1.5% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Template:Amtrak lines
1979-2014
  Former services  
Template:Amtrak lines
1971-1979

St. Cloud is a train station in St Cloud, Minnesota, United States, served by Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Empire Builder, which runs daily between Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon.[Note 1] (The next westbound stop is in Staples, Minnesota and the next eastbound stop is in Saint Paul, Minnesota.)[Note 2]

Description

The station is located at 555 East Saint Germain Street and is situated on the east side of the Mississippi River in the middle of a wye that links to the St. Cloud Rail Bridge.[1] The depot is easily accessible from US 10 by taking the [[Minnesota State Highway 23|SH 23 interchange (toward St. Cloud) and heading southwest on 3rd Street Southeast (SH 23), then north-northwest on Lincoln Avenue Southeast, then southeast on East Saint Germain Street, and finally north-northwest again on the station access road (immediately after crossing the tracks). There is an enclosed waiting room (with restrooms) available daily from 4:00 am to 6:00 am and from 11:30 pm to 1:15 am (early the next morning), with a caretaker opening and closing the depot. While it does not have a ticketing office or counter, it does have a Quik-Trak kiosk. However, no other services are provided at the station (i.e., baggage, lounge, telephone, etc.).[1] The tracks, platform, depot building, and parking lot are all owned by the BNSF Railway.[2]

History

It was built in 1898 by the Northern Pacific Railway and underwent some additional renovations in 1944. Due to the high maintenance costs, demolition of the station was discussed in the mid-1990's, the station still remains in service.[2]

The St. Cloud Station was served by the North Coast Hiawatha, with service from Chicago to Seattle from 1971 until the train was discontinued in 1979. The next westbound stop for the North Coast Hiawatha was in Staples and the next eastbound stop was in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[7] When the North Coast Hiawatha was discontinued in 1979, the Empire Builder was rerouted away from Willmar, Minnesota to St. Cloud and has served the station continuously since then.[7][8][4] The next westbound stop for the Empire Builder is also in Staples and the next eastbound stop is in Saint Paul.[8][4] However in 2014, Amtrak service in Saint Paul was moved from the Midway Station to the Saint Paul Union Depot.[9][4]

Future service

The Northstar commuter rail service was originally planned to originate in Rice, Minnesota and serve the St. Cloud station,[10] but was cut back to Big Lake. On November 8, 2010, it was announced that extension of the line to St. Cloud had been indefinitely delayed, as projected ridership is not sufficient to qualify for federal funding.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ As of 7 May 2014, the Empire Builder westbound trains (Trains 7 & 27) are scheduled to stop at 12:40 am and the eastbound trains (Trains 8 & 28) are scheduled to stop at 4:44 am.[4]
  2. ^ For over twenty-five years prior to 7 May 2014, the next eastbound stop was at the Midway station (also called the Saint Paul-Midway station) which located further west of the Saint Paul Union Depot in Saint Paul.[5] Notwithstanding the relocation of this service, the Empire Builder with still stop at the Midway station for servicing, but passengers will not be allowed to board or disembark.[6] Amtrak is being encouraged to restore service to the Midway Station in addition to the new service to the Saint Paul Depot.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "St. Cloud, MN (SCD)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Great American Stations: St. Cloud, MN (SCD)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 13 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Minnesota" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. Nov 2013. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Empire Builder" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 7 May 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jul 2014.
  5. ^ Melo, Fredrick (7 May 2014). "After 43 years, St. Paul's Union Depot marks return of passenger trains". twincitiespress.com. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b "What's New". www.allaboardmn.org. All Aboard Minnesota. 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014. Amtrak plans to stop the Empire Builder at Midway each day to water and service the train and add/drop off coaches and private cars.
  7. ^ a b Amtrak (29 Oct 1978). "National Train Timetables". timetables.org. The Museum of Railway Timetables. p. 42. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b Amtrak (28 Oct 1979). "National Train Timetables". timetables.org. The Museum of Railway Timetables. p. 44. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ^ Bowen, Douglas John (8 May 2014). "Amtrak moves into St. Paul Union Depot". Railway Age. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ^ Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. (Feb 2009). "Minnesota Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan (Final Report)" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved 13 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing |author1= (help)
  11. ^ "Northstar commuter train expansion put on hold". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. 8 Nov 2010. Retrieved 8 Nov 2010.
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