Clifton Forge station
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History
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The Virginia Central Railroad extended to Clifton Forge in 1857, a point originally called Jackson River.[1] The railroad's first station building on the site was constructed in 1891. Passenger operations moved to the nearby Gladys Inn in 1897.[2]
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.[2] It sits just east of a major locomotive fuel facility for CSX Transportation.
Plans
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In 2013, Amtrak announced that it planed to move the stop to a new station built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society.[3][4] The building is a replica of the original 1891 station,[2] and it is located on Main Street, east of the current facility.
References
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External links
- 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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- Buildings and structures in Alleghany County, Virginia
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- Former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1906
- Transportation in Alleghany County, Virginia