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Wilson (Amtrak station)
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The Wilson Amtrak Station, located in Wilson, North Carolina
, is served by two passenger trains, the Palmetto
and Carolinian
. The street address is 401 East Nash Street, and is located in the heart of historic downtown
Wilson.
Wilson Amtrak Station was originally built in 1924 as the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Passenger and Freight Station by architect A.M. Griffin, and contained a separate REA Express
building. The city bought both buildings from CSX in 1994 and it was restored to its original condition between 1996 and 1998. The REA Express building was converted into a police substation.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Wilson was the seventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 120 passengers daily.
Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :...
, is served by two passenger trains, the Palmetto
Palmetto (Amtrak)
The Palmetto is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak over the from New York City south to Savannah, Georgia via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, DC, then via Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina...
and Carolinian
Carolinian and Piedmont
Carolinian and Piedmont collectively refers to two state-supported Amtrak services in North Carolina:*the Carolinian, a daily train between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City...
. The street address is 401 East Nash Street, and is located in the heart of historic 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 ....
Wilson.
Wilson Amtrak Station was originally built in 1924 as the Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
Railroad Passenger and Freight Station by architect A.M. Griffin, and contained a separate REA Express
Railway Express Agency
The Railway Express Agency was a the national monopoly set up by the Untied States federal government in 1917. Rail express services provided small package and parcel transportation using the extant railroad infrastructure much as UPS functions today using the road system...
building. The city bought both buildings from CSX in 1994 and it was restored to its original condition between 1996 and 1998. The REA Express building was converted into a police substation.
Of the 16 North Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Wilson was the seventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 120 passengers daily.