| SPARKS |
| NEVADA |
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Note: California Zephyr no longer stops at Sparks, NV. |
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Station Data: |
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Address |
Union Pacific
Railroad Yard |
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Location |
39.54 N, 119.75 W |
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Elevation |
1,347 m / 4,420 ft |
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Population |
90,264 (Census 2010) |
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Building |
Wood, Year built unknown |
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Condition |
Used for UP Office |
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Amtrak Train: |
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[ Chicago, IL - Denver, CO - Salt Lake City, UT - Emeryville, CA ] |
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Visited on June 28, 2003 |
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Station Building |
Platform Side |
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Tower |
Located just east of Nugget Hotel |
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Looking East (Chicago) |
Looking West (Emeryville) |
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Visited on December 17, 2001 |
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Sparks Station (Platform Side) |
Looking East (Chicago) |
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Looking West (Emeryville) |
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Amtrak Sparks, NV train station was closed in 2009. Amtrak Thruway service (bus) still stops at Sparks, but the bus stop is located at the Nugget Hotel, not the former Amtrak train station at the Union Pacific yard.
The last Amtrak timetable showing Sparks train station (issued on October 27, 2008) (Source: timetables.org ©2008 National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
California Zephrye no longer stops at Sparks, NV (issued on May 11, 2009) (Source: timetables.org ©2009 National Railroad Passenger Corporation) |
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San Francisco Zephyr at Sparks Station (February 1975)
San Francisco Zephyr at Sparks Station (April 1976)
California Zephyr at Sparks Station (July 1992) |
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