Holbrook was a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

Holbrook, Arizona Holbrook ( nv, Tʼiisyaakin) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,053. The city is the county seat of Navajo County. Holbrook was founded in 1881 or 1882, when the r ...

, United States, formerly served by the trains of the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

prior to the creation of

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in 1971.

History

The

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was a U.S. railroad that owned or operated two disjointed segments, one connecting St. Louis, Missouri with Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the other connecting Albuquerque, New Mexico with Needles in Southern California ...

laid tracks through Holbrook in 1881. This station, built in 1892, replaced the earlier station. As traffic grew, additions were made in 1907 and 1912. Santa Fe continued to serve this station with the ''

Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...

'' until the discontinuance of that train in 1971. The station was restored in 2006. After Geromino's surrender, some of his people were brought from Fort Apache to Holbrook's station where they boarded a train for Florida (Navajo County Historical Society records. Geromino, after his capture was taken to Fort Bowie and put on a train to Florida from the Bowie Station. August 2016)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holbrook, Arizona (Train Station) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in Arizona Holbrook, Arizona Buildings and structures in Navajo County, Arizona Former railway stations in Arizona Transportation in Navajo County, Arizona Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892 Railway stations closed in 1984 1892 establishments in Arizona Territory 1984 disestablishments in Arizona