Colfax, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The westboundCalifornia Zephyr at Colfax in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 99 Railroad Street at Church Street Colfax, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°05′58″N120°57′11″W / 39.0994°N 120.9531°W /39.0994; -120.9531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Union PacificRoseville Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Amtrak Thruway 20Placer County Transit 60[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Free | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak:COX | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1905 Early 2000s | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Central Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 5,214[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 anAmtrak train station inColfax, California. Served by theCalifornia Zephyr, it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by theSouthern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum.[4] The platform is movable to accommodateUnion Pacificrotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform eight inches above top of rail.[5]
The first station built on the site opened around 1865.[4] TheNevada 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 theCapitol Corridor terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership.
The station building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1999 asColfax Passenger Station, with the 1880-built freight depot listed separately asColfax Freight Station.
As of 2024[update], Amtrak plans to modify the platform for accessibility later in the 2020s.[7]
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.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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