Slidell (Amtrak station)

Slidell
Slidell Amtrak Station
Location	1827 Front Street Slidell, LA
Line(s)	Crescent
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SDL
History
Opened	1913
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	7,596[1]  7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Orleans Terminus Crescent Picayune toward New York City
New Orleans and Northeastern—New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1809 Front Street, Slidell, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°16′42″N 89°46′58″W / 30.27833°N 89.78278°W / 30.27833; -89.78278Coordinates: 30°16′42″N 89°46′58″W / 30.27833°N 89.78278°W / 30.27833; -89.78278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Governing body	Local
NRHP Reference #	96001188[2]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1996

The Slidell Amtrak Station in Slidell, Louisiana was built in 1913 for the use of the New Orleans and Northeastern and the New Orleans Great Northern Railroads. Slidell was first established in 1881 as a construction camp for the NO&NE.^[3] The station is served by one daily train, The Crescent.

The Norfolk Southern Railway, successor to the NO&NE, donated the depot to the city in 1996. It was substantially renovated with a grant from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development with funds received from the federal government under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. It currently houses an art gallery, the Slidell Cultural Center, and an American-style hamburger restaurant named Times Grill.^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as New Orleans and Northeastern—New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot.^[2]

References

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Slidell, LA
• Slidell Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Slidell (SDL)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)