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Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot (Marshall, Texas)
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The Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot in Marshall
, Texas
houses the Marshall Amtrak Station. Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system, operates the Texas Eagle
through Marshall each day, with service north to Chicago and west-southwest to Dallas
, San Antonio
and Los Angeles
.
The ticket office in Marshall is staffed 7 days a week from 7am to 4pm, and 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, Marshall was the ninth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.
The Texas & Pacific Depot, commonly referred to as the T&P Depot, is the only surviving structure of the Texas and Pacific Railway
shops complex which originally consisted of fifty-seven buildings spanning 66 acres (267,092.8 m²).
The T&P Depot is located in the Ginocchio National Historic District
and was built in 1912 to house the T&P passenger station and the headquarters of railroad's eastern district. The building welcomed soldiers in both World War I
and World War II
, and at its height housed telegraph and immigration offices.
During the 1970s a series of events lead to the station being abandoned. Amtrak
passenger trains used the building beginning in 1974, however in 1988 the Union Pacific Railroad
, which owned the property, filed for a permit to demolish the building. The community intervened and throughout the 1990s worked to save the Depot and the building was restored and resumed service as the local train station; however, much of the building houses the Texas & Pacific Railway Museum.
An old engine was recently moved to the depot from where it had been standing in City Park and restoration work is beginning on it.
Marshall, Texas
Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
houses the Marshall Amtrak Station. Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system, operates the Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
through Marshall each day, with service north to Chicago and west-southwest to Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
and Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
The ticket office in Marshall is staffed 7 days a week from 7am to 4pm, and 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, Marshall was the ninth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.
Texas & Pacific Railway Museum
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California....
shops complex which originally consisted of fifty-seven buildings spanning 66 acres (267,092.8 m²).
The T&P Depot is located in the Ginocchio National Historic District
Ginocchio National Historic District
Ginocchio Historic District, in Marshall, Texas is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district takes its name from the Ginocchio family who operated a hotel, The Ginocchio, in the district during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
and was built in 1912 to house the T&P passenger station and the headquarters of railroad's eastern district. The building welcomed soldiers in both World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and at its height housed telegraph and immigration offices.
During the 1970s a series of events lead to the station being abandoned. Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
passenger trains used the building beginning in 1974, however in 1988 the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
, which owned the property, filed for a permit to demolish the building. The community intervened and throughout the 1990s worked to save the Depot and the building was restored and resumed service as the local train station; however, much of the building houses the Texas & Pacific Railway Museum.
An old engine was recently moved to the depot from where it had been standing in City Park and restoration work is beginning on it.