I originally posted this information on my old website on March 26, 2009, and last updated it on December 18, 2009.
Depot in Bingen, Washington on July 3, 2009
The Bingen Amtrak depot, officially called Bingen-White Salmon, is in a corner of this BNSF maintenance building. The Amtrak depot reportedly opened in 1992. I don't know if that is when this building was built, or just when the Amtrak depot moved in. There are no services or Amtrak staff at the depot; just a waiting room.
Depot in Bingen, Washington on July 3, 2009
Historically, the depot in Bingen was called White Salmon, due to the other nearby town's prominence and better-known name. This did not sit well with the people of Bingen, and in 1930 the depot was renamed Bingen-White Salmon.
Historical Photos:
White Salmon Depot, 1912 (Washington State Railroads Historical Society)
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