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Holbrook, AZ

Railroads Served BNSF (AT&SF, A&P)
Depot History Built 1892, enlarged 1907 and 1912.
Passenger Service Amtrak discontinued 1984.
Elevation 5080'
Population 4,686 (1990 Census)

The Holbrook Santa Fe depot was built with a passenger depot at the west end, with the freight occupying the east end.

Holbrook Depot
From the east, showing freight depot

The last train to call here was Santa Fe #23/24, remnant of the onetime Grand Canyon Limited. 1968 timetables show this as a station stop. Amtrak, since its inception, has sped through Holbrook at track speed, stopping the Chief at Winslow, some thirty miles away, instead.

The 1990 Census lists Holbrook's as 4,686.

Holbrook Depot, West Side
From the west, showing passenger depot

In 2005, a contract was finally awarded from a 1999 grant from ADOT to restore the depot to its former appearance, with appropriate architectural details. (See "Contract is awarded for restoration of historic Holbrook, Arizona depot," July 16, 2005, by Tammy Gray-Searles, in the Holbrook Tribune-News.)

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