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Caliente Railroad Depot, Caliente, NV

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Caliente Railroad Depot

A mission-style 1923 Union Pacific depot in downtown Caliente that now also houses city hall and a small boxcar museum.

100 Depot Avenue, Caliente, NV 89008 · Caliente, NV

About Caliente Railroad Depot

Built in 1923 for Union Pacific, this mission-style depot was designed by Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson. It was meant to replace an earlier depot lost to fire in 1921, and it served as a major railroad hub while Caliente sat midway between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Today the building serves as the city hall. Next to it, a small boxcar museum displays Union Pacific and Amtrak memorabilia, including material tied to the Desert Wind passenger line that ran through town from 1979 to 1997. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and carries Nevada Historical Marker 249. Freight trains still use the adjacent line, so visitors may see trains pass through downtown.

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