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Winona, Minn., station - trackside.

Winona, MN (WIN)

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Located east of Winona State University’s main campus, the Winona depot was built in 1888 by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, later known as the “Milwaukee Road.” One…

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Brookhaven, MS (BRH)

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Located a few blocks north of the historic downtown, the Godbold Transportation Center—a project more than a decade in the making—opened to the public in August 2011. Prior to moving…

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Greenwood, MS, railroad depot

Greenwood, MS (GWD)

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The Greenwood depot was built in 1917-18 by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, an Illinois Central Railroad subsidiary. On August 10, 1917, the Greenwood Enterprise reported, “The new station…

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Hattiesburg, MS (HBG)

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The 14,000-square foot brick Hattiesburg Southern Railway station was originally completed in 1910. One of the larger and more elaborate surviving passenger depots in Mississippi, the station has been in…

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Hazlehurst, MS, railroad depot

Hazlehurst, MS (HAZ)

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The Hazlehurst stop consists of a shelter on the platform adjacent to the historic 1925 depot, which was built by the Illinois Central Railroad to replace an earlier wooden structure….

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Jackson, MS (JAN)

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The Jackson station and connecting freight house were built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1927 after the railroad was elevated through downtown. In 1976, the station waiting room was…

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Emeryville, CA (EMY)

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Located between Berkeley and Oakland, this full-service station opened in 1994 to replace Amtrak’s 16th Street station in Oakland, which was condemned after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Emeryville was…

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