The Riverside Depot was built in 1904 by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad along the route to Los Angeles. Union Pacific Railroad acquired the line on Vine Street and the station in 1921.
Local Pacific Electric streetcars served the station via a terminal at 7th and Vine until 1924. Passenger service at the station continued until 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in the United States.
The final eastbound trip of the City of Los Angeles serving the station was on April 30, and the final westbound trip was on May 2.
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1977, as the San Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR Depot. While Metrolink commuter rail service began in 1993 and Amtrak service began in 2002, both services currently use the Riverside–Downtown station.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Kyle McLonely
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