Walnut Ridge station
Walnut Ridge, AR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 109 Southwest Front Street Walnut Ridge, Arkansas United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Walnut Ridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: WNR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1908 September 14, 1974[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 30, 1971[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 2,617[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Walnut Ridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 92000622[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walnut Ridge is a train station in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, that is currently served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was originally a Missouri Pacific Railroad station and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.
History
[edit]The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport.[1] The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn became the Texas Eagle in 1988.[1]
The depot was restored in 1995 with funding made available through the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the Walnut Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Walnut Ridge, AR (WNR) – Great American Stations".
External links
[edit] Media related to Walnut Ridge (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Walnut Ridge, AR – Amtrak
- Walnut Ridge, AR – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Walnut Ridge, AR from Amtrak's TexasEagle.com
- Walnut Ridge Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—TrainWeb.org)
- Amtrak stations in Arkansas
- Former Missouri Pacific Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Transportation in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908
- National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 1908 establishments in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- Railway stations closed in 1971
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Arkansas building and structure stubs
- Arkansas transportation stubs
- Upper Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs