St. Cloud (Amtrak station)
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St. Cloud is a train station in St. Cloud, Minnesota
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. It was built in 1898 by the Northern Pacific Railway
. It is situated on the east side of the Mississippi River in the middle of a wye that links to the St. Cloud Rail Bridge
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St. Cloud is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, St. Cloud was the third busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 34 passengers daily.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
served by Amtrak
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...
, the national railroad passenger system. It was built in 1898 by the Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
. It is situated on the east side of the Mississippi River in the middle of a wye that links to the St. Cloud Rail Bridge
St. Cloud Rail Bridge
The St. Cloud Rail Bridge is a pin-connected truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1892 by Great Northern Railway and was probably designed by the railroad. Two of the piers are stone, while a third pier is newer and made of concrete...
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St. Cloud is served by Amtrak's daily 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...
. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, St. Cloud was the third busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 34 passengers daily.