The Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, United States, is a former train station formerly used by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad from 1874 to 1969.
In 1906, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad made 2 new depots for Monroe. It included the current station building that was constructed with pressed brick, terra cotta panels, Ornate chimneys and Queen Anne style architecture window slashes. A new freight depot was also built but sadly no longer exists. [2]
Ever since the 1950s rail passenger service has been in decline due to new interests such as the car and plane. One such event came in 1958 when the Charlotte-Wilmington local train on the route serving the station was discontinued.[1][2] In the 1960s, rail traffic even declined more across the United States. The final blow came on October 14, 1969 when the Silver Comet was discontinued. After the Silver Comet ended passenger services to Monroe, the station was still used as a yard office for the railroad and still maintains that usage to this date. Currently, CSX owns the station building after acquiring the former SAL routes through the merger of the Seaboard System and the Chessie System.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Seaboard Air Line, Table 38". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1958.
^Gubbins, Pat Borden (August 7, 1988). "ALL ABOARD! TENANT SOUGHT TO RENOVATE SEABOARD DEPOT". Charlotte Observer.
January 01, 1970
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