El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility, also known as Needles station, is a historic Amtrak intercity rail station and bus depot located in downtown Needles, California. Originally built in 1908 as El Garces, a Harvey House and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station, it is named after Spanish missionary Francisco Garcés who surveyed the area in the 1770s.
The structure, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, served as a prominent stop on the ATSF route to Los Angeles, featuring a hotel, restaurant, and train station. After a period of decline, the city of Needles purchased and restored the building, reopening it as the El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility in 2014, now offering modern amenities while preserving its rich historical significance.
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