Saturday, August 2, 2025

Helper, UT: Restored Gas Stations and Amtrak/D&RGW Depot

Phillips 66: (Satellite)
Depot: (Satellite)

Phillips 66


Street View, Oct 2024

A "before" view:
Street View, Jun 2016

On the other side of town has a modern Phillips 66 gas station.
Street View, Oct 2024
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Sinclair


Across Main Street from the Phillips 66 station is the Sinclair Gas Station.
Street View, Oct 2024

Photo, May 2024

According to Google Maps, it is now a Bed and Breakfast.
Street View, Oct 2024

A "before" view.
Street View, Jun 2016
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Conoco


On the southside of town is the Conoco gas station.
Street View, Sep 2024

Street View, Sep 2024

A "before" view.
Street View, Oct 2012

This post motivated this research.
Steve Braun posted
Helper ,Utah. Drove our 57 Chevy for a photo shoot. 2025. A beautifully restored Conoco gas station. Makes fun pictures my wife took.
Keith Bateman: It's Happening in Historic Helper Utah! Vintage Motor Company & The Lincoln Hotel has restored three service stations there as well as several other historic buildings.
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Museum


The local museum has a caboose.
Street View, Oct 2024

The caboose also recently got some much needed TLC.
Street View, Oct 2012
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Amtrak/D&RGW Depot


While looking for gas stations, I discovered that the town's depot is extant, and it is actually used by Amtrak.
Chad Fortie, Jul 2017

Volker Schubert, Jun 2012

This topo map shows that UP got this route from D&RGW.
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