Pascagoula station
Pascagoula, MS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 505 Railroad Avenue Pascagoula, Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Pascagoula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | CSX NO&M Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PAG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 (L&N) April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993 August 18, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1971 (L&N) January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°22′3.52″N 88°33′34.33″W / 30.3676444°N 88.5595361°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 74001063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USMS No. | 059-PAS-0194-NR-ML | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | August 27, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated USMS | October 11, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pascagoula station is an intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and is currently a stop for Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot,[2] and was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[3] In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.
History
[edit]The station building was constructed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) in 1904. The waiting room was enlarged in 1918.[4]
Former L&N trains that served the station included the Crescent (New Orleans–New York), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Chicago and Cincinnati).[5] Intercity passenger train service ended in 1971. The station building was restored during the 1970s,[when?] and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985.[6][7] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993, in service on the Sunset Limited.[8] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans,[1] including at Pascagoula. Service to Pascagoula returned with the establishment of Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama on August 18, 2025.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jackson County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002) Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Louisville and Nashville timetable, December 18, 1965, Tables A, C, D, F https://streamlinermemories.info/South/L&N65TT.pdf
- ^ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wagster, Emily (April 1, 1993). "All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll". The Clarion-Ledger. pp. A1, A11. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Magliari, Marc (April 24, 2025). "Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi". Amtrak (Press release). Washington D.C. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Pascagoula (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Pascagoula, MS – Amtrak
- Pascagoula, MS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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