Newport (Amtrak Station)
History
The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. In June 1974, Amtrak announced that they would test ridership in northeastern Arkansas by implementing a stop in Newport. On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport. The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn was renamed as the Texas Eagle in 1988.
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Service to Newport was ended on April 14, 1996, as part of a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to add the stop at Mineola.
See also
References
- ^ "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Query Concerns Amtrak Stop in Arkansas". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. June 24, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to Newport (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons