Palatka station
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![]() Historic Palatka Union Depot.
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220 North 11 Street Palatka, FL 32177 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | PAK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13,872[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Old A.C.L. Union Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Palatka, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°38′57.04″N 81°38′25.64″W / 29.6491778°N 81.6404556°WCoordinates: 29°38′57.04″N 81°38′25.64″W / 29.6491778°N 81.6404556°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governing body | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP Reference # | 88000162[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 1988 |
Palatka station is a historic train station in Palatka, Florida. Built in 1908, the station serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, on the corner of US 17-SR 100.[3]
History
The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, and Florida East Coast Railroad's Palatka branch.[4] In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad. In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service train.[3]
Browning Railroad Museum
The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.[5]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Putnam County listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PALATKA FLORIDA (PAC)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Palatka, FL (PAK)" (2014). www.greatamericanstations.com. Accessed April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Home | Palatka Railroad Preservation Society". Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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