Wickenburg station

Wickenburg
Former ATSF station
General information
Location	215 North Frontier Street Wickenburg, Arizona
Owned by	BNSF Railway
History
Opened	1895
Closed	1969
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Matthie toward Ash Fork Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Castle Hot Springs toward Phoenix Matthie toward Cadiz Arizona and California Railway Terminus
Santa Fe Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	33°58′10″N 112°43′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895
MPS	Wickenburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001588
Added to NRHP	July 10, 1986

The Wickenburg, Arizona station serves as the headquarters of the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, and is among the oldest of the Santa Fe's wooden stations in Arizona. It remains very nearly in its original configuration.

History

The depot was dedicated on July 29, 1895. The station last saw passenger service in May 1969 when Santa Fe discontinued the daily Hassayampa Flyer between Phoenix and Williams Junction.

On July 29, 1995, Wickenburg celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of its railroad depot. The structure stands in its original 1895 design, without additions or modifications, and is one of the few such surviving examples of "Wild West" railroad architecture. Vice-Mayor Carol Ann Beard briefly described the history of the depot, which now serves as the Chamber of Commerce. "Estelle's Garden", in memory of a longtime Chamber supporter, was dedicated at the ceremony.

Engine 761, a Class 759, 2-8-0 built in 1890, is located next to the historic Wickenburg train depot.

See also

• Castle Hot Springs (Arizona)
• Arizona and California Railroad
• Phoenix Subdivision (BNSF Railway)

External links

Media related to Santa Fe Railroad Depot (Wickenburg, Arizona) at Wikimedia Commons

• Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce