Helper station

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]

Helper, UT
Entrance to the depot
General information
Location	1 Depot Street Helper, Utah United States
Coordinates	39°41′02″N 110°51′14″W / 39.68389°N 110.85389°W / 39.68389; -110.85389
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	5 long term spaces, 5 short term spaces^[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HER
History
Opened	1881 (1881)
Rebuilt	1940
Passengers
FY 2022	1,524^[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 Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station Castle Gate toward Ogden Moffat Tunnel Route Mounds toward Denver Royal Gorge Route
Location
Helper, UT Location of Helper station within Utah

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

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

Notes

1. 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

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

External links

  Media related to Helper station at Wikimedia Commons

• Helper, UT – Amtrak
• Helper, UT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Helper Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)