Name That Station!

[RampWidget]

Oh man........ I was 90% certain that this was a vintage photo from Selma and that you were trying to really challenge us.
New guess..... Anniston, AL. (that still makes those tracks visible former Southern Railway!)

The platform shelter at Anniston is of a similar style (and era) to the one in Selma and, like Selma, the station was originally situtated to serve trains on more than one set of tracks. The difference being that in Anniston the station was between two rail lines and in Selma the station is at a diamond crossing.

Got it! Second time is the charm; that is indeed Anniston, Alabama and the former SR mainline visible in the background. Anniston was the desination for my one and only trip on the SR's Southern Crescent, in the summer of 1977.

The station, and the town, is much less busy since the closure of Fort McClellan in the 1990's, leaving Anniston Army Depot the only sizable military installation in the area.

Your turn to post!

 

[Notelvis]

OK - Here is something different -

Can anyone identify this station? It is an active station and my first intercity passenger train trip originated here in 1974. One caveat - Amtrak passengers have a separate waiting area within the facility now....... the old main waiting room is now used for weddings and other banquet-type events.

 

[railiner]

Could it be Salisbury, NC?

Your hometown is a good clue....

If correct, let someone who knows how post the next one. I've got to learn how! I have a few ideas for 'stumper's' but can't post photo's.... :blush:

 

[Carolyn Jane]

Florence, SC? CJ

 

[Notelvis]

Railiner is correct (based on the hometown clue) that this is Salisbury, NC. In 1974 my mother and I rode Southern Railway train #6..... a day train then called the Piedmont..... from Salisbury, NC to visit my aunt in Washington, DC. Fabulous trip.

Carolyn Jane - from the photo given, the ACL station in Florence was a very good guess.

As Railiner doesn't post photos - the floor is open for anyone else who happens by on this Easter Sunday and would like to post a photo.

 

[Shanghai]

This is an active Amtrak station, seen mostly in the dark!!

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Who will guess the correct answer??

 

[Shanghai]

Can anyone fix the software on this forum to allow photos

to be posted as were able to post in the past?

 

[Ryan]

 

[Ryan]

If you use the "IMG code" on the right hand side of that page it works.

 

[rusty spike]

This is an active Amtrak station, seen mostly in the dark!!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/shanghai34/00end5_zpsb57d198e.jpg[/

Who will guess the correct answer??

I don't know where that station is but, like most "Amshaks" it is best seen in the dark. IMHO. :giggle:

Happy Easter. :hi:

 

[Carolyn Jane]

Using IMG code doesn't work for me from Photobucket...CJ

 

[Shanghai]

If you use the "IMG code" on the right hand side of that page it works.

Thanks Ryan. I will try the next time I post a photo.

 

[Notelvis]

Taking a shot in the dark here -

Salt Lake City, UT?

 

[Shanghai]

Taking a shot in the dark here -
Salt Lake City, UT?

Yes, it is Salt Lake City, Utah.

I was there last week. The station

is nicer than the photo depicts.

Your turn to post.

 

[Notelvis]

Here we are -

Active station. More hints later..... if needed.

 

[rusty spike]

Oops. I peeked at your "properties" window whch says "Burlington depot" so I know it's Burlilngton NC (cause it sure isn't Burlington IA).

Go ahead and post another. Notelvis.

I don't consider that a "win" on my part. :hi:

 

[Notelvis]

Yes Rusty - Burlington, NC. This is another 1800's building repurposed by the NCDOT. In Burlington's case the building was the locomotive shop for the original North Carolina Railroad. Built to last no doubt.

OK - let's try this one. This station is inactive and, I believe, has been demolished...... though Amtrak trains do pass right by here every day -

 

[Notelvis]

A hint -

4 Amtrak trains pass this location every day. All of them scheduled at 'people friendly' hours. None of these 4 trains make a station stop in this city now.

 

[pennyk]

Is it Sanford Florida?

 

[Notelvis]

Is it Sanford Florida?

Ding, ding, ding!

You're the winner Penny!

 

[pennyk]

Is it Sanford Florida?

Ding, ding, ding!

You're the winner Penny!

I am not able to post photos, so I defer to anyone.

BTW, last time I noticed the Sanford station it was boarded up. It may be demolished now, I am not sure since I do not always notice it when I pass by since I am often eating and/or talking.

 

[Shanghai]

Is it Sanford Florida?

Ding, ding, ding!

You're the winner Penny!

I am not able to post photos, so I defer to anyone.

BTW, last time I noticed the Sanford station it was boarded up. It may be demolished now, I am not sure since I do not always notice it when I pass by since I am often eating and/or talking.

Congratulations to our Penny!! She's a Winner!!

 

[Shanghai]

I will post this photo for Photo Shy Penny!!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/shanghai34/00up2_zpsca693d54.jpg[/img]

It is no longer an active train station, but the city in which it resides, has Amtrak service.

 

[Ryan]

 

[Shanghai]

Thanks Ryan. I tried your advice and the photo still do not appear!!