Chipley station

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Chipley, FL
Chipley Amtrak01.jpg
General information
Other namesBill Lee Station
Location675 7th Street
Chipley, Florida
Coordinates 30°46′51″N85°32′15″W / 30.780748°N 85.53763°W / 30.780748; -85.53763 Coordinates: 30°46′51″N85°32′15″W / 30.780748°N 85.53763°W / 30.780748; -85.53763
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeCIP
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1993 [1]
ClosedAugust 28, 2005 (service suspended) [2]
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Crestview
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
 Tallahassee
toward Orlando or Miami
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Bonifay
toward Myrtlewood
Myrtlewood – Chattahoochee Cottondale
toward Chattahoochee

Chipley station is a former intercity railroad station in Chipley, Florida. It is currently the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society. The grounds include two former train stations: the Louisville and Nashville Depot and Bill Lee Station. The station was served by Amtrak's Sunset Limited train until service was suspended after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Amtrak has proposed reopening the station as part of a restored Sunset Limited route in the future.

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History

Chipley, Florida, named for William Dudley Chipley, came into existence as a stop on the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad around 1882. The P&A was absorbed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, who built the Louisville and Nashville Depot in downtown Chipley. Later, rail service was moved to a smaller building close to the tracks, Bill Lee Station. This served as Chipley's stop on Amtrak's Sunset Limited until 2005, when Amtrak suspended the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The old L&N depot became a farmers' market and the headquarters of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. In 2010, the Washington County Historical Society acquired the site, including both buildings, and adapted them as a museum and headquarters. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ 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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat . August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "The Museum". www.washingtoncountyhistoricalsociety.org. Washington County Historical Society. 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Friend, Sandra; Wolf, Kathy (2012). Explorer's Guide North Florida & the Florida Panhandle. The Countryman Press. p. 92. ISBN   978-0881509656.
  5. ↑ Turner, Gregg (2003). A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia. pp. 84–89. ISBN   0881509655.

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