Team+-+Eugene+Amtrak+Station

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The station was built in 1908(104 years ago)by the Southern Pacific Railroad and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places as the Southern Pacific Passenger Depot in 2007. By Hunter and Max. recently, the MECCA organization moved right next to it. pretty convenient for traveling artists! by olin

The current station is the third passenger depot built at this location. Built of masonry, it is one of five masonry depots that still exist along the original Southern Pacific West Coast line. The other depots are in Albany, Medford, Rose burg and Salem. A $1.3 million restoration project was completed in 2004. By Hunter and Max. (taken from wiki)

The Eugene area (also known as Eugene-Springfield) is an Amtrak train station in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is served by the //Coast Starlight// passenger train and is the southern terminus of the //Amtrak Cascades.// By Hunter and Max

It is located at 433 Willamette Street in Eugene. It has a single platform.

(taken from wiki)
 * =  ||||= Southern Pacific Passenger Depot ||
 * = [|U.S.] [|National Register of Historic Places] ||
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/EugDepot_Int1.JPG/250px-EugDepot_Int1.JPG width="250" height="198" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EugDepot_Int1.JPG"]] ||
 * = Interior of the Eugene Depot ||
 * ~ Location: || [|Eugene], [|Oregon] ||
 * ~ Architect: || Modeled after stations by [|H. H. Richardson][|[2]] ||
 * ~ Architectural style: || [|American Craftsman], [|Richardsonian Romanesque] ||
 * ~ Governing body: || City of Eugene ||
 * ~ NRHP Reference#: || 07000823 ||
 * ~ Added to NRHP: || August 16, 2007 ||  ||

===Amtrak operates a nationwide rail network, serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states and three Canadian provinces on more than 21,200 miles of routes, with more than 20,000 employees. It is the nation's only high speed intercity passenger rail provider, operating nearly 60% of its trains at top speeds in excess of 90 mph. By Hunter===
 * 1) ===During 2010 (October 2009 - September 2010), Amtrak welcomed aboard more than 28.7 million passengers, the largest annual total in Amtrak's history. An average of more than 78,000 passengers rides more than 300 Amtrak trains per day.===

The top 5 most active stations in 2011 were New York NY, Washington DC, Philadelphia PA, Chicago IL, Los Angeles CA. By Hunter

The Eugene AmTrack Station is listed as a historic mark on National Register of Historic Places. It is owned by the city of Eugene. Passenger (2011) 1.7% AmTrack (112,528). By Aviv