Station Data:

Address

900 Front Street
Needles, CA 92363

Location

34.84 N, 114.60 W

Elevation

148 m / 485 ft

Population

4,844 (Census 2010)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

Former Harvey's House "El Garces" renovated in 2016

Ridership

9,481 (FY2010)

Amtrak Train:

SOUTHWEST CHIEF

[ Chicago, IL - Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA ]

Station Improvement:
Amtrak and the City of Needles held a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Amtrak waiting room inside the El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility on Saturday, May 7, 2016.

The new space, which includes restrooms and comfortable seating, is open to Amtrak passengers from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. during the arrival and departure times of the Southwest Chief (Chicago-Albuquerque-Los Angeles).  The doors are on a time lock system, allowing passengers to enter only during those designated hours.

(Source - "Great American Station" Amtrak Dedicates New Waiting Room in Needles, California)

Visited on February 27, 2005

Station Building

BNSF Needles Station

Amtrak Waiting Area

Looking North

Looking Northwest (Los Angeles)

Looking Southeast (Chicago)

Former Amtrak Waiting Area (Rt. 66 Plaza)

Inside of Rt. 66 Plaza (Currently for lease)

Needles town near the station

Needles is on the Route 66

Former Harvey's House (abandoned)

Looking West

Looking West

Harvey House (Platform Side)

Harvey House (Platform Side)

Harvey House (Platform Side)

Named "El Garces"

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