Helper station

Train station in Helper, Utah

39°41′02″N 110°51′14″W / 39.68389°N 110.85389°W / 39.68389; -110.85389Owned byUnion Pacific RailroadPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParking5 long term spaces,
5 short term spaces^[1]AccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: HERHistoryOpened1881 (1881)Rebuilt1940PassengersFY 20221,524^[2] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Provo toward Emeryville		California Zephyr		Green River toward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Provo toward Emeryville		California Zephyr	Thompson Closed in 1997 toward Chicago
Provo toward Los Angeles		Desert Wind Discontinued in 1997	Thompson toward Chicago
Provo toward Seattle		Pioneer Before 1991 reroute	Thompson toward Chicago
Preceding station	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad		Following station
Castle Gate toward Ogden		Moffat Tunnel Route	Mounds toward Denver
Castle Gate toward Ogden		Royal Gorge Route	Mounds toward Denver

Location
Helper, UT Location of Helper station within Utah

Helper station is a railroad station in Helper, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.^{[Note 1]} The station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and contains a passenger waiting area;^[4] no services are provided (e.g., ticketing, checked baggage, etc.).^[1]

History

The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1881, and the current station building was constructed in 1940.^[4]

Beginning in 1983, both the Desert Wind (with service from Chicago to Los Angeles) and the Pioneer (with service from Chicago to Seattle) previously stopped at the Helper station. Service by the Pioneer was dropped when that train was rerouted through Wyoming in 1991 (the train was later discontinued altogether in 1997). Service by the Desert Wind ended when Amtrak discontinued that train in 1997 (at the same time as the Pioneer was discontinued). Also in 1997, the Green River station replaced the former station in Thompson Springs as the next station to the east.

Gallery

Union Pacific freight train passes Helper station
Helper station sign
Helper station trackside view

Notes

^ As of 13 January 2014, the previous schedule continues with the westbound train (Route 5) scheduled to stop at 7:20 pm and the eastbound train (Route 6) scheduled to stop at 6:37 am.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Helper, UT (HER)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Utah" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 13 Jan 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Great American Stations: Helper, UT (HER)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.