Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport

Newport

Newport station in September 2012
Other information
Station code NPT
History
Opened September 15, 1974[1]
Closed April 14, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Texas Eagle
toward Chicago
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
Location NW of jct. of Walnut and Front Sts., Newport, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W / 35.60639°N 91.28333°W / 35.60639; -91.28333Coordinates: 35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W / 35.60639°N 91.28333°W / 35.60639; -91.28333
Area less than one acre
Built 1904 (1904)
Built by Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
MPS Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 92000619[2]
Added to NRHP June 11, 1992

The 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

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. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

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