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Amtrak - Thompson, UT (TOS)



THOMPSON
UTAH
(TOS)

Note: California Zephyr no longer stops.  Desert Wind discontinued on May 12, 1997.


Station Data:

Address

Frontage Rd & Sego Canyon Rd
Thompson, UT 84540

Map

Location

38.97 N, 109.72 W

Elevation

1573 m / 5160 ft

Population

39 (Census 2010)

Building

Year built unknown

Condition

Wooden depot was demolished

 

Amtrak Trains:

Train Name Route

CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR

[ Chicago, IL - Denver, CO - Salt Lake City, UT - Oakland, CA ]
No longer stops at Thompson

DESERT WIND

[ Chicago, IL - Denver, CO - Las Vegas, NV - Los Angeles, CA ]
Discontinued on May 12, 1997


The flag stop station, Thompson Utah was eliminated in 1997.  At the same time, Desert Wind (Chicago - Las Vegas - Los Angeles) was also discontinued.  Green River Station opened instead of Thompson.  Amtrak Thompson station was located between Green River, UT and Grand Junction, CO on the California Zephyr route.

The last Amtrak timetable showing Thompson Station (issued on November 10, 1996)

(Source: timetables.org ©1996 National Railroad Passenger Corporation)



Visited on August 31, 2018 (View from Westbound Train)

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Thompson Town

Sego Canyon Road

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Station building was demolished

Station building was demolished

Visited on March 10, 2003

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Thompson Station

 

Population 39,  Elevation 5,160 ft

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Inside of the station

Sego Canyon Road (Looking North)

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Looking East (Chicago)

Looking West (Emeryville)



Thompson Station with Amtrak Station Board (July 1984)

Thompson Station with Amtrak Station Board (August 1989)


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