Clifton Forge station is a train station in Clifton Forge, Virginia, serving Amtrak's Cardinal line. It is located at 307 East Ridgeway Street.
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 Clifton Forge in November 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 307 East Ridgeway Street Clifton Forge, Virginia United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′53″N 79°49′39″W / 37.8146°N 79.8274°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CSX Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX Alleghany Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Platform only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: CLF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1891 1897 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 1,572[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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The Virginia Central Railroad extended to Clifton Forge in 1857 here, a point originally called Jackson River.[2] The railroad's first station building on the site was constructed in 1891. Passenger operations moved to the nearby Gladys Inn in 1897.[3]
The modern two-story station building is a clapboard structure originally built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1906 as the railway's local offices. It became the passenger station in 1930 when the Gladys Inn was converted into the local YMCA building.[3] It sits just east of a major locomotive fuel facility for CSX Transportation.
Plans
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In 2013, Amtrak announced that it plans to move the stop to a new station built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society.[4][5] The building is a replica of the original 1891 station,[3] and it is located on Main Street, east of the current facility.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Castro, James E. (2006). The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9780738543345.
- ^ a b c Tabb, Rick; Dellinger, Josephine; Clifton Forge Woman's Club (2011). Clifton Forge. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 56, 59, 61. ISBN 9780738587905.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-18. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "2018 Town of Clifton Forge Council Goals". 21 August 2018.
External links
edit- Clifton Forge, VA – Amtrak
- Clifton Forge, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- C&O Railway Heritage Center
- Clifton Forge Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)
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