Name That Station!

[RampWidget]

Monroe, Va.

 

[Notelvis]

What an interesting guess RampWidget. Monroe, VA would be a really tricky inactive station. Here's a picture that I took of the Monroe station in the early 1980's from a steam excursion train.

Monroe was maybe 7-8 miles north of Lynchburg and used to have a fairly large Southern Railway yard and various support activities. The Southern Crescent stopped in Monroe as did the Amtrak Crescent for a time. Monroe may have been a crew change point as well.

At any rate, it's all gone now. The yard, the station, all the other railroad buildings....... nothing left but the NS mainline and some kudzu creeping in on the edges of a mostly flat vacant lot.

 

[Notelvis]

We have a winner!!!!!!

RRRick is correct - this is Manassas, VA served daily by the Crescent (as are Gainesville and Clemson), served tri-weekly by the Cardinal (as are Thurmond and Hinton), and served Mon-Fri by a number of VRE Commuter trains.

So....... on Saturdays, like in Gainesville, the Crescent is the only passenger train which calls on Manassas.

Your turn to post RRRick.

 

[RampWidget]

What an interesting guess RampWidget. Monroe, VA would be a really tricky inactive station. Here's a picture that I took of the Monroe station in the early 1980's from a steam excursion train.
Monroe was maybe 7-8 miles north of Lynchburg and used to have a fairly large Southern Railway yard and various support activities. The Southern Crescent stopped in Monroe as did the Amtrak Crescent for a time. Monroe may have been a crew change point as well.

At any rate, it's all gone now. The yard, the station, all the other railroad buildings....... nothing left but the NS mainline and some kudzu creeping in on the edges of a mostly flat vacant lot.

Great photos & good lineup of hints. You had me guessing college towns, and I was thinking of the two womens' colleges along the Crescent route north of Atlanta... Brenau (Gainesville) and Sweet Briar (Monroe). I missed the commuter train angle completely! :blink:

 

[AG1]

This is a doubleheader too catch up on a previous post that I could not post a photo in a timely manner.

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2)

 

[JayPea]

Don't know about 1 but 2 looks like East Glacier, MT.

 

[Ocala Mike]

Is the first one Memphis, TN?

 

[Notelvis]

Maybe the first one is Spokane, WA?

 

[AG1]

Number two is East Glacier ,MT. JayPea was correct !

Number one is not Spokane, WA or Memphis, TN. Hint; multiple routes pass by number one station.

 

[AG1]

Station #1) Don't be fooled by the harsh orange lighting or the reflections appearing on the roof. This is a classic, old, red brick station building. It is served by a long distance train and multiple state supported trains.

 

[Notelvis]

Great hint -

I know this is not a station in North Carolina and the architecture is not right for California so I'm thinking the next most likely state where a single long-distance train stops at a station served by more than one state-supported train would be Illinois.

Given that and the cache of station photos at Trainweb.com, I'm going to guess the station where the City of New Orleans pulled out - Kankakee, IL

 

[AG1]

Yes, Notelvis is correct. The station is KANKAKEE, IL. Your turn or JayPea turn.

 

[JayPea]

I'm not in a position where I can post pictures, so Notelvis can post his next photo.

 

[Notelvis]

Looking for one now JayPea -

 

[Notelvis]

OK - this is an inactive station. It was used early in the Amtrak era until replaced by a still active smaller Amstation in the 1970's. This photo was taken from an Amtrak train.

 

[RampWidget]

Indianapolis, Ind.

 

[Notelvis]

Good guess but not Indianapolis.

 

[jebr]

Omaha, NE?

 

[amtrakwolverine]

Michigan central station?

 

[FriskyFL]

Buffalo Central Terminal

 

[Ocala Mike]

St. Louis Union Station?

 

[Shanghai]

San Francisco

 

[Notelvis]

I'm sorry - had some connectivity problems this mornings.

jebr is correct. Omaha, NE.

You're up jebr!

 

[jebr]

Let's try this one, taken last week. No hints to start out with.

 

[amtkstn]

Is it on the Cardinal/Hoosier state route?