Pascagoula station

Pascagoula station is a closed intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally the served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad but was most recently a stop for Amtrak. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot,[2] and was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[3] In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.

Pascagoula, MS
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot in September 2012
General information
Location505 Railroad Avenue
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Owned byCity of Pascagoula
Line(s)CSX NO&M Subdivision
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codePAG
History
Opened1904 (L&N)
April 29, 1984 (Amtrak)
March 31, 1993
Closed1971 (L&N)
January 6, 1985 (Amtrak)
August 28, 2005[1]
Passengers
20080 Steady 0%
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Biloxi
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
 Mobile
toward Orlando or Miami
Biloxi
toward New Orleans
 Gulf Coast Limited
(1984–1985, 1996–1997)
 Mobile
Terminus
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Gautier
toward New Orleans
 Main Line Orange Grove
toward Cincinnati
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Biloxi
toward New Orleans
 Gulf Coast Mobile
Terminus
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
Pascagoula station is located in Mississippi
Pascagoula station
Pascagoula station is located in the United States
Pascagoula station
LocationPascagoula, Mississippi, USA
Coordinates30°22′3.52″N 88°33′34.33″W
Built1904
NRHP reference No.74001063
USMS No.059-PAS-0194-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1974
Designated USMSOctober 11, 1985

History

The station building was 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 the Crescent (New Orleans–New York), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Chicago and Cincinnati).[5] Intercity passenger train service ended in 1971. The station building was restored during the 1970s, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Amtrak service began with the Gulf 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 the Sunset Limited.[8] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans,[1] including at Pascagoula.

References
  1. "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Jackson County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002) Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. Louisville and Nashville timetable, December 18, 1965, Tables A, C, D, F https://streamlinermemories.info/South/L&N65TT.pdf
  6. Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Wagster, Emily (April 1, 1993). "All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll". The Clarion-Ledger. pp. A1, A11. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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