The historic Montgomery Train Shed was built in 1898 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Erected of brick and limestone on a high bluff along the Alabama River, the station also served passenger trains of Atlantic Coast Line, Western Railway of Alabama, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia, and Gulf Mobile & Ohio. The station had six tracks under a 600 foot shed, with a coach yard on the south end of the station as well as a Railway Express Agency facility.During the 1950s and 1960s the number of passenger trains using Union Station declined during. In 1971 When Amtrak came into existence and continued passenger service through Montgomery with a single train (the South Wind, later renamed the Floridian), operating between Chicago and Miami. However, this train was terminated in 1979 and Union Station was closed.Union Station was renovated for commercial tenants after sitting unused for a period of time. The train shed still stands, although tracks under it have been replaced by asphalt parking.Among other tenants, Union Station currently hosts the Montgomery Area Visitor Center.
300 Water Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
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Capital City Pride 2007
Come on out and show your PRIDE!
Category: Social, 11:00:00, 2007-07-21 11:00:00
Capital City Pride 2007
Come on out and show your PRIDE!
Category: Social, 11:00:00, 2007-07-21 11:00:00