[2][3] The division point at Caliente served as a maintenance facility and was a base for helper locomotives.

In the 1950s, as diesel locomotives replaced steam, the railroad no longer needed to use the Caliente site.

In order to preserve the depot structure, the city moved its municipal services into the building.

The station is now the Caliente city hall, library, and art gallery.

[3] Media related to Caliente (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons