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Ephrata Station
Ephrata is a train station on Amtrak's ''Empire Builder'' line in Ephrata, Washington. The station and parking are owned by the city government, while the track and platforms are owned by BNSF Railway. Northwestern Trailways provides inter-city bus transportation next to the station while local transit is provided by the Grant Transit Authority. History Passenger rail service to Ephrata began in 1893 with the arrival of the Great Northern Railway (U.S.), Great Northern Railway, particularly services like the ''Empire Builder'' and ''Western Star (train), Western Star''. Ephrata was the smallest town to be served by Great Northern's streamliner, streamlined passenger trains through the mid-20th century. After Amtrak took over the national passenger rail network in 1971, the ''Western Star'' was eliminated and the ''Empire Builder'' stopped serving Ephrata. The loss of passenger rail service also affected postal deliveries to Ephrata, which were switched from trains to trucks. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephrata, Washington
Ephrata ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Washington, United States. Its population was 8,477 at the 2020 census. History Ephrata was officially incorporated on June 21, 1909 and was given the county seat for the newly created Grant County. The settlement of Ephrata is quite recent. There was no known settlement until 1886, just three years before Washington gained statehood. The horse rancher Frank Beezley was the first to settle near the natural springs, thus the area was known as Beezley Springs. As the climate and topography were not promising to settlement, the entire region remained sparsely populated until several federal congressional actions, including the Northern Pacific Land Grant Act, the Homestead Act, and Desert Claims Act, encouraged the settlement of this semi-arid desert-like area. Originally, Douglas County spread over the entire territory of the Big Bend of the Columbia River. In 1909, the Washington State legislature divided it, creating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |