Oroville station

Oroville
Oroville
	Postcard of the station, seen here before 1915
General information
Location	2191 High Street; Oroville, California
Coordinates	39°30′45″N 121°33′08″W / 39.512411°N 121.552303°W
Line(s)	WP Feather River Route
History
Opened	1910
Closed	1970
Original company	Western Pacific Railroad
Services

Oroville is a former train station in Oroville, California.^[1] The building was constructed in 1910 as the town's stop along the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River Route. The railroad discontinued their passenger trains in 1970, leaving Oroville without rail services. The Chico Electric Railway had built an electric interurban railway line to the town with a route down High Street and its own depot two blocks west of the Western Pacific's.

The final westbound California Zephyr in 1970

The station was converted to a restaurant after being sold by the WP. A steak house opened in 1977, called The Depot, which would go on to be converted to a brewpub in 2007: Western Pacific Brewing and Dining.^[2] By 2017, with the building up for sale, the Butte County Association of Governments had plans to redevelop the facility as a commuter bus station, but were unable to secure funding.^[3]

References

^ Vince Abbate, Vince Abbate (September 20, 2007). "Rail days". Chico News & Review. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ Jason, Cassidy (August 13, 2009). "Microbrew on the menu". Chico News & Review. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "Oroville railroad depot purchased; restaurant, excursion trains proposed". Chico Enterprise-Record. May 24, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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[1] Vince Abbate, Vince Abbate (September 20, 2007). "Rail days". Chico News & Review. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] Jason, Cassidy (August 13, 2009). "Microbrew on the menu". Chico News & Review. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[3] "Oroville railroad depot purchased; restaurant, excursion trains proposed". Chico Enterprise-Record. May 24, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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v t e Western Pacific Railroad
Feather River Route
Related companies	Western Pacific Sacramento Northern Tidewater Southern Central California Traction Oakland Terminal
Museums with WP holdings	California State Railroad Museum Feather River Rail Society Pacific Locomotive Association San Francisco Maritime Museum Western Pacific Railroad Museum Western Railway Museum
Preserved Equipment and Structures	Hercules Western Pacific 94 Western Pacific 805-A Western Pacific 895 Gerlach Water Tower Oakland Depot Oroville station Sacramento station