Marshall station is a railroad station in

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. It is served by

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'' through Marshall each day, with service north to

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and west-southwest to

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. The station also houses the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot & Museum. The ticket office in Marshall is staffed 7 days a week from 7am to 10am, and 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

History

The station, also known as the T&P Depot, is the only surviving structure of the

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shops complex which originally consisted of fifty-seven buildings spanning . The building is located in the Ginocchio Historic District of the

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and was built in 1912 to house a passenger station and the headquarters of railroad's eastern district. The building welcomed soldiers in both

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, and at its height housed telegraph and immigration offices. During the 1970s a series of events led to the station being abandoned. Amtrak passenger trains used the building beginning on March 13, 1974, however in 1988 the

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, which owned the property, filed for a permit to demolish the building. The community intervened and throughout the 1990s worked to save the Depot and the building was restored and resumed service as the local train station; additionally, much of the building houses the railway museum. In 2008 T&P Railway #400, a

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"Mikado" type steam locomotive (originally built in 1915 for the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway and later acquired by the T&P), was moved to the depot museum grounds from where it had been previously kept for years before in City Park, and restoration work on the engine was completed a couple of years later. The restoration work included rust removal and a new coat of paint, as well as stair access to the cab of the engine for visitors. The locomotive is now accessible to the public during regular museum hours.

Centennial celebration

On October 20, 2012, the station marked its centennial anniversary with a major community celebration, including free tours of the depot and museum, live music from a Dixieland jazz band, and a traditional lunch picnic on the depot's east lawn.

also contributed significantly to the festivities by bringing the legendary

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steam locomotive and the UP 150th Anniversary Heritage Train to Marshall for the occasion, as part of its whistle-stop tour celebrating Union Pacific's 150th (sesquicentennial) anniversary. The heritage train with UP 844 and a traveling "museum-on-wheels" baggage car, ''Promontory'', was put on public display at the old T&P rail yard east of the depot, and a free shuttle provided transportation between the depot and the heritage train during the event. The railroad also brought its famous UP No. 956 Mini-Train, which offered free rides around the depot's parking lot.

References

External links

Amtrak Texas Eagle Stations
* ttp://www.easttexashistorical.org/v3/programs/terry/terry_2000_railway.html Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, Marshall, Texas (East Texas Historical Association)br>Texas & Pacific Train Depot (Ginocchio Historical District)
from the Center for Regional Heritage Research,

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Buildings and structures in Marshall, Texas Museums in Harrison County, Texas Railroad museums in Texas Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912

Historic district contributing properties in Texas 1912 establishments in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Texas

History

Centennial celebration

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References

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