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Burlington, North Carolina (Amtrak station)
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The Burlington Amtrak Station, located in Burlington, North Carolina
, is served by two passenger trains, the Carolinian
and Piedmont
. The street address is 101 North Main Street, and is located in the heart of downtown
Burlington.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Burlington was the 11th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.
. On this site was a camp of recruitment and instruction for the 6th North Carolina Troops during the American Civil War
. In July 1861, these troops left Company Shops to ride by rail to the Battle of Manassas, Virginia. this was the first time in American history that military personnel were transported by rail in to combat.
In 1895 the property was acquired by the Southern Railroad, along with the rest of NCRR. It was restored as a railroad station in 2003. There is a small museum in the lobby of the train station that depicts the railroad history of Company Shops and its progression in to the city of Burlington. Prior to this period, trains stopped at a prefabricated office trailer, and before this a former Southern Railway station that was moved to another part of Burlington in order to make way for a road improvement project.
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010...
, is served by two passenger trains, the Carolinian
Carolinian (train)
The Carolinian is a daily passenger train that runs between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City. The northbound train 80 departs Charlotte station at 7:40am with intermediate North Carolina stops at Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point, Greensboro, Burlington, Durham, Cary, Raleigh, Selma,...
and Piedmont
Piedmont (train)
The Piedmont is a twice daily passenger train that travels between Raleigh and Charlotte with a run time of 3 hours and 9 minutes, including intermediate stops at Cary, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, and Kannapolis. It follows the same exact route and uses the same stations...
. The street address is 101 North Main Street, and is located in the heart of downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
Burlington.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Burlington was the 11th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.
History
The present Railroad Depot was once the site of a large locomotive repair shop facility during the mid-19th century for the North Carolina RailroadNorth Carolina Railroad
The North Carolina Railroad is a state-owned rail corridor extending from Morehead City, North Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina. The railroad carries over seventy freight trains and eight passenger trains daily...
. On this site was a camp of recruitment and instruction for the 6th North Carolina Troops during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. In July 1861, these troops left Company Shops to ride by rail to the Battle of Manassas, Virginia. this was the first time in American history that military personnel were transported by rail in to combat.
In 1895 the property was acquired by the Southern Railroad, along with the rest of NCRR. It was restored as a railroad station in 2003. There is a small museum in the lobby of the train station that depicts the railroad history of Company Shops and its progression in to the city of Burlington. Prior to this period, trains stopped at a prefabricated office trailer, and before this a former Southern Railway station that was moved to another part of Burlington in order to make way for a road improvement project.