Shelby station

Shelby station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder line in Shelby, Montana. Near U.S. Highway 2, the station is adjacent to downtown Shelby. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway.[4][5]

Shelby, MT
General information
Location230 West Central Avenue
Shelby, Montana
United States
Coordinates48.5069°N 111.8572°W / 48.5069; -111.8572
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SBY
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893[1][2]
Passengers
FY20199,130[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cut Bank
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Havre
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Ethridge
toward Seattle
 Main Line Dunkirk
toward St. Paul
Terminus Shelby – Billings Andale
toward Billings
Kevin
toward Sweet Grass
 Sweet Grass – Shelby Terminus

Shelby is a smoke-break stop for both westbound and eastbound Empire Builder, with continuing passengers allowed to step off the train at Shelby. Due to "padding" in the westbound schedule, if the westbound Empire Builder is on-time into Shelby, the stop in Shelby can be as long as a train service stop.

Bibliography
  • Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

Notes and references
  1. Allen 1893, p. 500.
  2. "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  4. "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  5. Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
The Burlington Northern's Empire Builder at Shelby on May 25, 1970. The Great Northern Railway's logo is still visible on the station.


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