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Westerly, RI, Amtrak station

Westerly, RI (WLY)

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At Westerly, Amtrak customers use the platforms and shelters adjacent to the historic depot. Resembling the “great house” of a Mexican hacienda with its arcades and roofs of Spanish tile,…

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Camden, SC, Amtrak station

Camden, SC (CAM)

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The Seaboard Air Line depot used by Amtrak was built in 1937 by the Wadesboro Construction Company as a combination depot, meaning that it included passenger and freight functions under…

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Clemson, SC (CSN)

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Originally a Southern Railway station, the current Clemson facility was built in 1916. The station’s location was in the town of Calhoun, but that city officially became part of the…

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Columbia, SC (CLB)

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The Amtrak station in Columbia is a steel structure, built in 1991, about three miles from the downtown area and close to the University of South Carolina campus. Amtrak moved…

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Denmark, SC, Amtrak Station

Denmark, SC (DNK)

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This 1920s red brick passenger station formerly served the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and Southern railways. Amtrak initiated service to the community on October 29, 1978, via the…

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Dillon, SC (DIL)

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The brick depot in Dillon was constructed in 1905 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The station is most recognizable for the town clock that sits at the entrance of…

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Florence, SC (FLO)

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The Amtrak station in Florence was constructed in 1996 by CSX as a replacement for the historic depot that sits right beside it. The old building, constructed in 1910 by…

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Greenville, SC (GRV)

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The modern red brick Greenville depot was built in 1988 by Norfolk Southern Railway in their freight yard as a combined passenger and freight depot, replacing the elaborate early twentieth…

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Kingstree, SC, Amtrak station

Kingstree, SC (KTR)

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The Amtrak stop in Kingstree, a white stuccoed brick building, was constructed around 1909 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Renovated for commercial use, over the years the depot has…

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Entrance to the N. Charleston Intermodal Center

Charleston, SC (CHS)

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Amtrak moved into the North Charleston Intermodal Center in December 2018 following a year and a half of construction. The facility had been under discussion since the late 1990s to…

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