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
Location in 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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved May 30, 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 June 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Query Concerns Amtrak Stop in Arkansas". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. June 24, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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