Caliente Railroad Depot Nevada Historic Site |
| Caliente Railroad
Depot is located in southeastern Nevada. The once busy Union
Pacific station now house the Caliente city offices and a small
public library. Freight trains still pass by the historic mission
style station but since Amtrak pulled out years ago there is
no more passenger service. There is a small box car museum next
to the station Hours: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Monday through friday
year-round. Caliente was at one time a Union Pacific hub. Its location half way between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City made it an ideal stop over location. Union Pacific had a roundhouse and repair facilities for steam locomotives at the east edge town. When steam locomotives were replaced with diesel in the 1940's operations moved to Las Vegas. |
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Caliente Railroad Depot |
| Caliente
is an interesting stop along Highway 93 if your are visiting nearby
Rainbow Canyon or Kershaw-Ryan State Park.
There are only four motels in town Caliente Hot Springs Motel
,Midway Motel, Rainbow Canyon Motel and Shady Motel. Dining options
are even more limited with just a couple of resturants and a pizza
parlor. There is a Bureau of Land Management office that offers
visitor information for travelers. Caliente Railroad Depot and Boxcar Museum 100 Depot Ave Caliente, Nevada. Rainbow Canyon and Kershaw-Ryan State Park are located just south of Caliente, while Beaver Dam, Cathedral Gorge, Spring Valley and Echo Canyon State Parks are about a one hour drive. |
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