History of the Grand Junction Union Depot
A Brief History of the Grand Junction Union Depot
- Opened April 17, 1906
- Architect: Henry J. Schlacks, founder of the School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame
- Built for a cost of $60,000
- Commissioned by The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
- Provided freight and passenger services for 86 continuous years until its closure in 1992
- Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992
- Recognized as one of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places in 2010
- Famous visitors include President Taft, President Truman, President Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
- Railroads served: Denver & Rio Grande, Colorado Midland, Rio Grande Western, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Rio Grande, Southern Pacific and Amtrak
- Companies housed in Union Depot: Wells Fargo, Globe Express, Western Union, Bonsai Design
- Today, two trains run daily — Amtrak’s California Zephyr with over 300,000 annual riders