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El Paso Union Depot


category : Railroad History
Built in 1906 as the first international train station in the U.S., the handsome renovated building now serves AMTRAK and is home to the city's transportation system, Sun Metro.


Address: Located behind the Convention Center.

Come visit us in El Paso, Texas

Attractions and Upcoming Events

El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center

Collection includes aerial photographs of World War II concentration camps, personal effects such as death camp pajamas, and artifacts captured by American servicemen, as well as re-creation of a death camp transport train. Museum plans to open a new center in downtown El Paso in January 2005

El Paso, TX Museums


Natural History Museum of El Paso

This museum, in association with the Texas Museum of History, features more than 300

El Paso, TX Museums

Fray Garcia Monument

This 14-ft. bronze sculpture by John Houser honors the priest who founded the area's first mission. The statue, in Pioneer Plaza downtown, is the first in the series of "Twelve Travelers"

El Paso, TX Monuments

Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center

Exhibits and artifacts portray the history of America'

El Paso, TX Museums

Things to do Railroad History near El Paso, TX

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El Paso Union Depot

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