Essex (Amtrak station)
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Essex
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The Empire Builder and the Izaak Walton Inn.
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| Location | 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road Essex, MT 59916 |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway/Izaak Walton Inn | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | None | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ESM | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) | 2,920[1]  24.5% |
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Essex is a flag stop on Amtrak's Empire Builder. The conductor and engineer have computer-generated lists of any passengers needing to board or detrain, and thus know if the Empire Builder needs to stop in Essex on any given day. The community of Essex, Montana has a year-round population of less than 50. Most passengers are destined for nearby historic Izaak Walton Inn located just around a bend from the Essex platform.[2][3]
There currently is no station building at Essex. In late 2010, Amtrak built a concrete platform with embedded heating coils for automatic snow clearance to replace the former asphalt platform, and also added additional lighting and fencing.
Since there is no station master at this stop, passengers cannot check baggage thru to Essex, but must carry all luggage onto the train.
A van from the Inn meets arriving Empire Builder passengers, with a promise to meet the train regardless of any lateness. The Izaak Walton Inn is open most of the year, but does close some week days in the off season, and may close for several weeks in November. Thus, be sure to check the Inn's schedule before booking train travel to the Inn during the off season.
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Essex (ESM) Station, Great American Stations website
