Pascagoula station

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Pascagoula, MS
Pascagoula L&N Depot Sept 2012 03.jpg
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot in September 2012
General information
Location505 Railroad Avenue
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Owned byCity of Pascagoula
Line(s) CSX NO&M Subdivision
Other information
Station code Amtrak: PAG
History
Opened1904 (L&N)
April 29, 1984 (Amtrak)
March 31, 1993
August 18, 2025
Closed1971 (L&N)
January 6, 1985 (Amtrak)
August 28, 2005 [1]
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Biloxi
toward New Orleans
Mardi Gras Service Mobile
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Biloxi
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
Mobile
toward Orlando or Miami
Biloxi
toward New Orleans
Gulf Coast Limited
(1984–1985, 1996–1997)
Mobile
Terminus
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Gautier
toward New Orleans
Main Line Orange Grove
toward Cincinnati
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
Location Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
Coordinates 30°22′3.52″N88°33′34.33″W / 30.3676444°N 88.5595361°W / 30.3676444; -88.5595361
Built1904
NRHP reference No. 74001063
USMS No.059-PAS-0194-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1974
Designated USMSOctober 11, 1985
Location
Pascagoula station

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.

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History

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

  1. 1 2 "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat . August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jackson County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002) Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. Louisville and Nashville timetable, December 18, 1965, Tables A, C, D, F https://streamlinermemories.info/South/L&N65TT.pdf
  6. Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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