White River Junction (Amtrak station)

White River Junction
Station statistics
Address 102 Railroad Row
White River Junction, VT 05001
Lines
  Vermonter
Connections Green Mountain Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened December 8, 1937
Accessible
Code WRJ
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 14,109[1]  14%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Vermonter
toward St. Albans

White River Junction is a passenger train station in White River Junction, Vermont, served by Amtrak's Vermonter. It is also used by the Green Mountain Railroad for passenger excursion trains to Thetford and the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont. Originally, it was built in 1937 as a union station[2] that served the Boston and Maine Railroad, Central Vermont Railway, and Rutland Railroad.

The station is also the home of the New England Transportation Institute and Museum, which prominently features a sheltered display of Boston and Maine Railroad #494, a historic steam locomotive. The station's historic building is a contributing property in the White River Junction Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

  1. ^ "White River Jct., VT (WRJ)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstatIons.com/Stations/WRJ. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Windsor County, Vermont
  3. ^ Courtney Fisher (original author) (May, 1980 (original date)). "White River Junction Historic District --National Register Nomination Information". Scanned or other replica of original NRHP application document. CRJC.ORG. http://www.crjc.org/heritage/V11-8.htm. 

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