Pascagoula station
Pascagoula, MS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 505 Railroad Avenue Pascagoula, Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Pascagoula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSXNO&M Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | PAG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1904 (L&N) April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1971 (L&N) January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | 0 0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pascagoula, Mississippi,USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°22′3.52″N88°33′34.33″W/ 30.3676444°N 88.5595361°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP referenceNo. | 74001063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USMSNo. | 059-PAS-0194-NR-ML | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | August 27, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated USMS | October 11, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pascagoula stationis a closed intercitytrain stationinPascagoula,Mississippi,United States.It originally the served theLouisville and Nashville Railroadbut was most recently a stop forAmtrak.The station is on theNational Register of Historic Placesas theLouisville and Nashville Railroad Depot,[2]and was designated aMississippi Landmarkby theMississippi Department of Archives and History.[3]In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by theSinging River Art Association.
History
[edit]Thestation buildingwas constructed in 1904. L&N added enlarged the waiting room in 1918 as well as enlarged and altered some of the rooms.[4]
Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included theCrescent(New Orleans–New York),Pan-American(New Orleans–Cincinnati) andHumming Bird(New Orleans–Chicagoand Cincinnati).[5]Intercity passenger train service ended in 1971. Thestation buildingwas restored during the 1970s,[when?]and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Amtrak service began with theGulf Coast Limited,which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station.[6][7]The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993, in service on theSunset Limited.[8]Damage to the rail line resulting fromHurricane Katrinain 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east ofNew Orleans,[1]including at Pascagoula.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Trains".The Tallahassee Democrat.August 29, 2005. p. 2.RetrievedNovember 21,2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ^Jackson County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002)Archived2010-10-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^"NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM".National Park Service.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
- ^Louisville and Nashville timetable, December 18, 1965, Tables A, C, D, Fhttps://streamlinermemories.info/South/L&N65TT.pdf
- ^Stennis, Todd."History".Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived fromthe originalon March 16, 2012.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
- ^"'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended ".Hattiesburg American.September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Wagster, Emily (April 1, 1993)."All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll".The Clarion-Ledger.pp. A1,A11.RetrievedNovember 21,2020– via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]Media related toPascagoula (Amtrak station)at Wikimedia Commons
- Pascagoula, MS – Amtrak
- Pascagoula, MS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Pascagoula Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Former Amtrak stations in Mississippi
- Former Louisville and Nashville Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Jackson County, Mississippi
- 1904 establishments in Mississippi
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1971
- Railway stations in the United States closed in the 2000s
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1985
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 2005
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Mississippi building and structure stubs
- Mississippi transportation stubs