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Alderson (Amtrak station)
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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.
Between December 4, 2001 and the second half of 2004
, service to the station was suspended, partially due to paint
ing that changed the station from white
to orange
.
Of the ten West Virginia stations served by Amtrak, Alderson was the ninth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 2 passengers daily. It was the sixth least-used station within the Amtrak system in 2010.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station in Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson, a town in the US State of West Virginia, is split geographically by the Greenbrier River, with portions in both Greenbrier and Monroe Counties. Although split physically by the river, the town functions as one entity, including that of town government...
, served by the Cardinal. It is located at 1 C&O Plaza, and functions as a request stop
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
. The station is a contributing property within the Alderson Historic District, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since November 12, 1993.
Between December 4, 2001 and the second half of 2004
2004 in rail transport
-January events:* January 1 – METRORail light rail service in Houston, Texas, opens.-February events:* February – Pacific National takes over Australian Transport Network....
, service to the station was suspended, partially due to paint
Paint
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film. One may also consider the digital mimicry thereof...
ing that changed the station from white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
to orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
.
Of the ten West Virginia stations served by Amtrak, Alderson was the ninth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 2 passengers daily. It was the sixth least-used station within the Amtrak system in 2010.
