BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council is slated to once again consider the fate of the historic Sumner Station in Old Town Kern, according to the meeting agenda for Wednesday.
The City Council has three options: Leave the lease for the station as is and let it continue, direct staff to terminate the lease with a 30-day notice to Union Pacific or provide an alternative direction, the agenda said.
Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+
Sumner Station was originally built by the Southern Pacific railroad in 1889 and is now owned by Union Pacific. It closed as a passenger rail station in 1971.
The city entered into a 12-month lease with Union Pacific for the station on June 24, 2021, when the railroad company announced plans to demolish the station with 130 years of history, according to the agenda…