Alderson (Amtrak station)

Alderson

Trackside view of the depot.
Location 1 C&O Plaza
Railroad Avenue and Greenbrier Street
Alderson, WV
Coordinates 37°43′27″N 80°38′40″W / 37.72417°N 80.64444°WCoordinates: 37°43′27″N 80°38′40″W / 37.72417°N 80.64444°W
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code ALD
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 586[1] Decrease 2.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Cardinal

Alderson Station is an Amtrak station in Alderson, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. It is located at 1 C&O Plaza, and functions as a request stop. The station is a contributing property within the Alderson Historic District, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 12, 1993.[2]

The wood frame depot, originally built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1896, is typical of a standard station built on the C&O system between 1890 and 1914. It features board and batten walls, decorative brackets, fancy stick work on the gable ends and deep eaves. The railroad enlarged the structure in 1924.[3]

Amtrak began serving the community on April 29, 1979.[4] Between December 4, 2001 and the second half of 2004, service to the station was suspended, partially due to painting that changed the station from white to orange.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Alderson, WV, station". Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Alderson Service (Amtrak NEWS, April 1979)". Amtrak History & Archives. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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