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Thurmond (Amtrak station)
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Thurmond is an Amtrak
station in Thurmond, West Virginia
, served by the Cardinal. The station is located on CSX's New River Line.
It is one of Amtrak's least-busy stations (it was the second least-busy for fiscal year 2006, after Greenfield Village, Michigan, which was less traveled because it had been discontinued from the Amtrak regular schedule in April 2006 (being open only to groups after that point).
It was Amtrak's least-busy station among the ten West Virginia stations in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of 1 passenger per calendar day. Of the 509 stations served by Amtrak in 2010, Thurmond was the second least-used station; only Sanderson, Texas, has a lower passenger volume.
The long, narrow two-story slate-roofed wooden structure, built in 1905 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
, also houses a railroad museum
and a visitor center
for the New River Gorge National River
. The depot features a projecting bay that served as a signal tower. The interior originally possessed three waiting rooms: one for white men, one for white women, and one for African-Americans. The building was renovated in 1995. It is a contributing structure in the Thurmond Historic District.
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 Thurmond, West Virginia
Thurmond, West Virginia
Thurmond was incorporated in 1900 and was most likely named for Captain W. D. Thurmond, who settled here in 1844. He served in the Confederate Army and died in 1910 at age 90. Thurmond post office was established in 1888 and discontinued in 1995...
, served by the Cardinal. The station is located on CSX's New River Line.
It is one of Amtrak's least-busy stations (it was the second least-busy for fiscal year 2006, after Greenfield Village, Michigan, which was less traveled because it had been discontinued from the Amtrak regular schedule in April 2006 (being open only to groups after that point).
It was Amtrak's least-busy station among the ten West Virginia stations in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of 1 passenger per calendar day. Of the 509 stations served by Amtrak in 2010, Thurmond was the second least-used station; only Sanderson, Texas, has a lower passenger volume.
The long, narrow two-story slate-roofed wooden structure, built in 1905 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
, also houses a railroad museum
Railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives , railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.See List of railway museums...
and a visitor center
Visitor center
A visitor center or centre , visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to the visitors who tour the place or area locally...
for the New River Gorge National River
New River Gorge National River
The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.New...
. The depot features a projecting bay that served as a signal tower. The interior originally possessed three waiting rooms: one for white men, one for white women, and one for African-Americans. The building was renovated in 1995. It is a contributing structure in the Thurmond Historic District.
External links
- Thurmond Amtrak Station & Museum (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Thurmond Depot - The Museum (WVRailroads.com)
- Thurmond Depot Visitor Center - U.S. National Park Service, New River Gorge National River, official site