The Marietta depot is a former freight and passenger stop in

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. It was originally built in 1864 for the

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, a railroad between

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and

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. That railroad was absorbed by the

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. In turn, the latter railroad was merged into the

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in 1957. The station was burned down by the Union troops of Gen.

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in the latter years of the US. Civil War. It was rebuilt in 1898. Presently occupying the building is the Marietta Welcome Center and Visitors Bureau. The city of Marietta bought the building from the

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toward the end of 2019.

Passenger services

In 1946 the depot had the following Louisville & Nashville passenger operations: *''

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) *''

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'' (

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- Florida) *unnamed local train between Knoxville and Atlanta via Blue Ridge In the same year the station had the following Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis passenger operations: *'' Dixie Flyer'' (Chicago, north branch and

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, west branch - Nashville - Atlanta - Jacksonville -

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and various Florida

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points) *''Dixie Limited'' (Chicago, north branch and St. Louis, west branch - Nashville - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami and various Florida Gulf Coast points) *unnamed local night train between Nashville and Atlanta, with timed connection in Nashville to local train to Memphis By 1961, the operations, then all run by the Louisville and Nashville, making stops were: *''Dixie Flyer'' (Chicago - Miami) *''Flamingo'' (Cincinnati -

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) *''

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'' (Chicago and St. Louis - Atlanta) *unnamed local night train between Nashville and Atlanta

Demise

In 1968 the ''Georgian'' was eliminated. In its place was an unnamed St. Louis-Evansville train, and an unnamed Evansville-Atlanta train. These two trains were among the trains that

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chose not to pick up when it assumed long distance operations on May 1, 1971. Thus, passenger service through Marietta ended."Passenger Trains Operating on the Eve of Amtrak" Trains magazine http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf

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August 1947 L&N timetable
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Marietta Marietta may refer to: Places in the United States *Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida *Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta *Marietta, Illinois *Marietta, Indiana *Marietta, Kansas *Marietta, Minnesota *Marietta, Mississippi *Mar ...

Former railway stations in Georgia (U.S. state) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1864 Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations in Cobb County, Georgia Repurposed railway stations in the United States

Passenger services

Demise

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