Palatka station

Palatka station is a historic train station that was built in Palatka, Florida in 1908. The station currently serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, at the corner of North Eleventh Street's intersection with US 17/SR 100.[3]

Palatka, FL
Track platform is on the right side of the historic depot
General information
Location220 North 11 Street
Palatka, Florida
United States
Coordinates29°39′00″N 81°38′26″W
Owned byCity of Palatka
Line(s)CSXT
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections The Ride Solution
Construction
Parking15 long term and 5 short term parking spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PAK
History
OpenedMay 1909
Passengers
FY201912,313[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
DeLand
toward Miami
 Silver Meteor Jacksonville
toward New York
Silver Star
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Jacksonville
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
1993–2005
 DeLand
toward Orlando or Miami
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Satsuma
toward Tampa
 Main Line Bostwick
toward Richmond
Francis
toward Rochelle
 Rochelle – Palatka Terminus
Old A.C.L. Union Depot
LocationPalatka, Florida
Built1909
NRHP reference No.88000162[2]
Added to NRHP1988
Location
Palatka, FL
Location within Florida

History

The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa-Sarasota mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. In addition to local service to Sarasota, the station served the ACL's West Coast Champion (New York City – Sarasota).[4][5] In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad.

In 1988, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service trains.[3]

David Browning Railroad Museum

The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.[6]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. Putnam County listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  3. "PALATKA FLORIDA (PAC)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. "Palatka, FL (PAK)" (2014). www.greatamericanstations.com. Accessed April 14, 2015.
  5. "Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Table 8". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 86 (7). December 1953.
  6. "Home | Palatka Railroad Preservation Society". Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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