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East Glacier Park (Amtrak station)
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East Glacier Park is a seasonal station stop for the Amtrak
Empire Builder
in East Glacier Park
, Montana
. The station is served daily from April to October, and caters mostly to tourists visiting Glacier National Park.
The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway
. This station operates during the summer only. The platform at East Glacier Park has been extended along the tracks and thus is long enough to provide access to the entire train with only a single "spotting" of the train. Passengers intending to board train cars stopped well away from the station itself must walk down the platform to their car and not expect the train to be pulled forward and "spotted" a second time (as would be the case with stations with short platforms).
The East Glacier Park station has a sign that reads "Glacier Park" (its historic former name), but its current actual name of "East Glacier Park" will be used by Amtrak personnel when making the arrival announcement aboard the train.
Of the twelve Montana stations served by Amtrak, East Glacier Park was the second busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 100 passengers daily.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Empire Builder
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
in East Glacier Park
East Glacier Park Village, Montana
East Glacier Park is a census-designated place in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 396 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Glacier Park is located at ....
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The station is served daily from April to October, and caters mostly to tourists visiting Glacier National Park.
The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
. This station operates during the summer only. The platform at East Glacier Park has been extended along the tracks and thus is long enough to provide access to the entire train with only a single "spotting" of the train. Passengers intending to board train cars stopped well away from the station itself must walk down the platform to their car and not expect the train to be pulled forward and "spotted" a second time (as would be the case with stations with short platforms).
The East Glacier Park station has a sign that reads "Glacier Park" (its historic former name), but its current actual name of "East Glacier Park" will be used by Amtrak personnel when making the arrival announcement aboard the train.
Of the twelve Montana stations served by Amtrak, East Glacier Park was the second busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 100 passengers daily.