Independence station, also known as Missouri Pacific Depot, is an

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

train station in

Independence, Missouri Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri and the county seat of Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County. Independence is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro ...

, United States. The station was originally built in 1913 by the

Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...

, and is also known as the "Truman Depot," because it was the final stop in

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...

's 1948 Whistlestop Campaign where 8,500 admirers welcomed Truman in January 1953 when he returned home after leaving office. Today, the depot is an Amtrak stop and is said to be home to the Jackson County Genealogical Society Research Library. The station was added to the

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in 1979.Jackson County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
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Independence, MO – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)

"Fans of Truman Depot fear for its future: History lovers and train buffs want to ensure its future isn't as rocky as its past"
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Independence Examiner ''The Examiner'' is the daily newspaper of eastern Jackson County, Missouri, including Independence, Blue Springs and Grain Valley. It is published five days a week – Tuesday through Saturday – and its webpage is at www.examiner.net. ''The ...

, 10-23-2010 edition. 1913 establishments in Missouri Amtrak stations in Missouri Buildings and structures in Independence, Missouri

Harry S. Truman National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri {{Missouri-railstation-stub

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