Amtrak Depot: (Satellite)
Freight House: (Satellite)
1900 Union Station
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| TheAshtonDepot_history Union Depot was the Fort Worth Depot until Santa Fe was the only remaining railroad offering passenger service in 1960 when it became the Sante Fe Depot. Amtrak used it between 1973 and 1995. It opened as an event space in 2006. "The Santa Fe Depot fell into disrepair after Amtrak left in 1995. Despite its designation as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1970, it became one of the city’s most endangered historic structures as it was slated for demolition. In 1998 the building was purchased by Shirlee and Taylor Gandy who took on the monumental task of saving The Depot." [They also purchased and redeveloped the adjacent freight house.] |
"Over its life, the depot has served the Frisco, Rock Island, Burlington, Cotton Belt, Southern Pacific, and Santa Fe railroads." [HistoricFortWorth]
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| TheAshtonDepot_history "Inside, the main waiting room was two stories high with an arched barrel-vaulted ceiling. The Depot’s tin roof and plaster detailing is original from the roof rebuild after the 1901 fire. The marble flooring shown in this photo is also original and intact today." |
The Union Depot was remodelled in 1938.
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William A. Shaffer posted nine photos with the comment:
Fort Worth Depot. (4.21.08).Fort Worth, TX(All Photos by William A. Shaffer)These are all photos I shot of the Fort Worth Depot. Also known as the Amtrak Depot, Intermodal Transit Center, and most recently, Fort Worth Central Station!
John Mier: Didn’t Amtrak use a different station 25+ years ago in FTW?
James Prater: John Mier The gable roof building in a couple of photos is the 1900-built Union Depot!
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on James' comment Indeed, Amtrak used what James called the Union Depot from 1973 to 1995. https://www.theashtondepot.com/history-architecture https://maps.app.goo.gl/2fr5XroGc62QjKWo6 LA Smith: Dennis DeBruler 1999 when I first hired out we used the old depot. Dennis DeBruler: LA Smith Interesting. The Ashton Depot reference that I cited states: "The Santa Fe Depot fell into disrepair after Amtrak left in 1995. Despite its designation as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1970, it became one of the city’s most endangered historic structures as it was slated for demolition. In 1998 the building was purchased by Shirlee and Taylor Gandy who took on the monumental task of saving The Depot." So I dug deeper. Central Station did not open until 2002. https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/fort-worth-tx-ftw/ So Amtrak must have been using some sort of shack at the Union Depot's platform between 1995 and 2002 to avoid spending money on repairing the building. The federal taxpayers did pay part of the $14 million needed to build Central Station. LA Smith: Dennis DeBruler I was there. So was James Prater and I do believe William A. Shaffer was there before we moved down the block. Dennis DeBruler: LA Smith So, it sounds like Amtrak left in 2002 instead of 1995. |
2002 Central Station (Amtrak Depot)
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| Street View, Jan 2022 |
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| GreatAmericanStations "Central Station, built with federal and local funding of $14 million, spans 31,000 square feet." It opened to the public in Jan 2002. |
It got federal funding because it is an intermodal, e.g. busses, station.
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1938 Santa Fe Freight House
The Santa Fe freight house has also been repurposed. The Union Depot is near the right side of this view.
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| Street View, Jan 2025 |
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| FortWorthArchitecture "The structure now houses the Fort Worth Center of the University of Texas at Arlington, which opened in 2007." |
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It continues to impress me how much downtown land was used for passenger train yards.
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| 1955/57 Fort Worth and Haltom City Quads @ 24,000 |
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