Palatka station
Palatka, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 220 North 11 Street Palatka, Florida 32177 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°39′00″N 81°38′26″W / 29.65000°N 81.64056°WCoordinates: 29°39′00″N 81°38′26″W / 29.65000°N 81.64056°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Palatka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSXT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | The Ride Solution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 15 long term and 5 short term parking spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: PAK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 12,579[1] 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Old A.C.L. Union Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Palatka, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 88000162[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palatka, FL Location within Florida |
Palatka is a historic train station that was built in Palatka, Florida in 1908. The station currently serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, at the corner of North Eleventh Street's intersection with US 17/SR 100.[3]
History[]
The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa-Sarasota mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. In addition to local service to Sarasota, the station served the ACL's West Coast Champion (New York City - Sarasota).[4][5] In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad.
In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service trains.[3]
David Browning Railroad Museum[]
The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b Putnam County listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ a b "PALATKA FLORIDA (PAC)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Palatka, FL (PAK)" (2014). www.greatamericanstations.com. Accessed April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Table 8". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 86 (7). December 1953.
- ^ "Home | Palatka Railroad Preservation Society". Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
External links[]
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- Palatka, FL – Amtrak
- Media related to Palatka (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Palatka (PAK)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Palatka's Historic Union Depot
- Palatka, Florida
- Tourist attractions in Palatka, Florida
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Amtrak stations in Florida
- Transportation buildings and structures in Putnam County, Florida
- Railroad museums in Florida
- Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
- Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations
- Museums in Putnam County, Florida
- Union stations in the United States
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1909
- National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Florida
- Model railway shows and exhibitions
- 1908 establishments in Florida