CZ to Resume Stopping at Holdrege

Amtrak has a new boarding facility in Holdrege, Nebraska, and the California Zephyr will resume stopping there after an absence of about three months.

Until July, Nos. 5 and 6 had stopped at the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy station, which is now privately owned.

But Amtrak and the owner of the station were unable to reach an agreement on renovating the station facilities to comply with ADA accessibility standards.

Amtrak spent $2 million to create a new platform, lighting, shelter and parking lot about 63 yards to the east of the previous station.

The Burlington depot, which was built in 1910 has been converted to primarily office space.

Holdrege, located in western Nebraska, served 1,800 Amtrak passengers in 2019.

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