Libby station

48°23′42″N 115°32′56″W / 48.3949°N 115.5488°W / 48.3949; -115.5488Owned byBNSF RailwayLine(s)BNSF Kootenai River SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: LIBHistoryOpenedJune 18, 1893^[1]^[2]RebuiltOctober 15, 1940–January 24, 1941^[3]^[4]PassengersFY 20223,323^[5] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Sandpoint toward Seattle or Portland		Empire Builder		Whitefish toward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Great Northern Railway			Following station
Kootenai Falls toward Seattle		Main Line		Ripley toward St. Paul

Location

Libby station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Libby, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway.^[6]^[7]

History

In 1890, the Great Northern Railway began establishing a station in Libby along their main line. The first train service arrived at the station on May 3, 1892, carrying a mix of passengers and cargo.^[6] In 1970, the station came under the ownership of the Burlington Northern Railway due to Great Northern's merging into the company. In 1996, Burlington Northern merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to become BNSF Railway, the current owner of the property.

Station

The station platform is uncovered and sits north-adjacent to a small Swiss chalet style building used as a waiting room for passengers. The station formerly had another platform in service south-adjacent to the waiting room as well. The southern platform is no longer used but the tracks remain in place. The old tracks are partially graded down for easy access to the parking lot.

Bibliography

Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

Notes and references

^ Allen 1893, p. 500.
^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Depot Work Starts". The Great Falls Tribune. October 16, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Great Northern's Libby Station is Open for Business". The Great Falls Tribune. January 26, 1941. p. 36. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
^ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-02.