▁Chief ) ▁and ▁two ▁Met rol ink ▁lines ▁( In land ▁Empire – O range ▁County ▁Line ▁and ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁Line ). ▁ ▁The ▁dep ot ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁land mark ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁At ch ison , ▁To pe ka ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁Pass enger ▁and ▁Fre ight ▁Dep ot . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁Through ▁its ▁subs idi ary ▁California ▁Southern ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁At ch ison , ▁To pe ka ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁( AT SF ) ▁first ▁built ▁a ▁two - and - a - half - story ▁wooden ▁structure ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁replace ▁a ▁converted ▁box car ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁building ▁was ▁mostly ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁just ▁after ▁mid night ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁design ▁ ▁Local ▁polit icians ▁requested ▁A TS F ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁station ▁on ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁scale ▁than ▁the ▁previous . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁station , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁W . A . ▁Mo hr , ▁cost ▁$ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁() ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁railway ▁station ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁Sun ▁wrote ▁" S anta ▁Fe ' s