The Newport station, also known as Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport, is a historic railroad station at Walnut and Front Streets in Newport, Arkansas. It is a long rectangular single-story brick and stucco topped by a hip roof, whose wide eaves are supported by large Italianate knee brackets. Its roof, originally slate, is now shingled, detracting from its original Mediterranean styling. A telegrapher's bay extends above the roof line on the track side of the building. The building was built in 1904 by the Missouri-Pacific Railroad to handle passenger and freight traffic.[3]
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| Station code | NPT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 15, 1974[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 14, 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | NW of jct. of Walnut and Front Sts., Newport, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W / 35.60639°N 91.28333°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built by | Missouri-Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 92000619[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
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The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. In June 1974, Amtrak announced that they would test ridership in northeastern Arkansas by implementing a stop in Newport.[4] On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport.[1] The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn was renamed as the Texas Eagle in 1988.[1]
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[2] Service to Newport was ended on April 14, 1996, as part of a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to add the stop at Mineola.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Query Concerns Amtrak Stop in Arkansas". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. June 24, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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