Newport station (Arkansas)

Newport, AR
Newport station in September 2012
Other information
Station codeNPT
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1974[1]
ClosedApril 14, 1996[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Little Rock
toward Laredo or Houston
 Inter-American Walnut Ridge
toward Chicago
Little Rock
toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
 Texas Eagle
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Russell
toward Texarkana
 Texarkana – St. Louis Diaz
toward St. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
Newport station (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Newport station (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Newport station (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Newport station (Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationNW of jct. of Walnut and Front Sts., Newport, Arkansas
Coordinates35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W / 35.60639°N 91.28333°W / 35.60639; -91.28333
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byMissouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.92000619[2]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

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]

History

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Newport station in March 1990

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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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. ^ "Query Concerns Amtrak Stop in Arkansas". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. June 24, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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