Walnut Ridge, AR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 109 Southwest Front Street Walnut Ridge, Arkansas United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°W / 36.06750; -90.95667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Walnut Ridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: WNR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1908 September 14, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 30, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 2,617 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Walnut Ridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 92000622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walnut Ridge is a train station in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, that is currently served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was originally a Missouri Pacific Railroad station and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.
History
The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport. The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn became the Texas Eagle in 1988.
The depot was restored in 1995 with funding made available through the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the Walnut Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce.
See also
References
- ^ "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Walnut Ridge, AR (WNR) – Great American Stations".
External links
Media related to Walnut Ridge (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Walnut Ridge, AR – Amtrak
- Walnut Ridge, AR – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Walnut Ridge, AR Archived 2007-07-24 at the Wayback Machine from Amtrak's TexasEagle.com
- Walnut Ridge Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—TrainWeb.org)
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