Colfax station
Colfax, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Pacific Roseville Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Amtrak Thruway 20 Placer County Transit 60[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: COX | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1905 Early 2000s | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Central Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2022 | 3,753[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colfax Passenger Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 98001605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Colfax Freight Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 99001564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colfax station is an
Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform eight inches above top of rail.[5]
History
The first station built on the site opened around 1865.[4] The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad began service from here on April 11, 1876,[6] running until 1942.[4] The modern station was built in 1905.[4]
Between January 1, 1998, and February 13, 2000, a single round-trip of the Capitol Corridor terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership.
The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as Colfax Passenger Station, with the 1880-built freight depot listed separately as Colfax Freight Station.
References
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 2.
- ^ https://placercountytransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Route60-Placer-Commuter-Express.pdf
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Colfax, CA (COX)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ISSN 0041-0934,
When the rotaries move out of Roseville, workers have to pull up crossings, and remove the Amtrak station platforms at Rocklin and Colfax to accommodate the plows. The platforms were designed to be portable because of this.
- ^ Decisions. California Public Utilities Commission (4 ed.). Railroad Commission of the State of California. 1914. pp. 552–552.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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External links
Media related to Colfax station at Wikimedia Commons