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El Paso Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited.The station was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, [3] who also designed Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., which was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
In 1991, DART announced plans to begin excavating the underground tunnel that would contain Cityplace station. The excavation would be completed by 1993. However, it was also announced that the Cityplace station would not open until 1999 for financial reasons; [ 12 ] completing the station after excavation would cost $13.7 million. [ 13 ]
Other railroads, such as the Santa Fe and Rock Island Lines, stopped at the nearby Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Station. [5] The Texas & Pacific ran the Louisiana Eagle from New Orleans to Fort Worth, until 1963. [6] A successor night train and a successor day train ran on the route to New Orleans as late as 1968. [7]
The railway operated from 1908 to 1948. The station stood vacant until the City of Plano renovated it into the Interurban Railway Museum in 1990. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2005. The museum also displays Car 360, a restored railcar of the Texas Electric Railway, on the grounds.
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The railway deeded the depot to the city on October 19, 1981, [4] and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [3] On June 15, 1999, the station was brought into service once again for Amtrak's new Heartland Flyer service. The station house underwent a restoration, which was completed on October 6, 2001. [4]
The station would be an at-grade structure on the south side of 15th Street with a small parking lot. The station plan was controversial among downtown merchants, as it would require the demolition of an antique mall and would cause traffic congestion. [6] In 1998, the city of Plano approved a different location north of 15th Street.