The station was built in 1930 or 1931 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) to serve passengers on the new Pullman rail coaches to The Greenbrier resort hotel.[2] The current brick building replaced a wooden structure that was built in the early 1900s.[2] It is directly across from the entrance to The Greenbrier grounds.
The original cottages that eventually expanded to a resort property known as the Old White Hotel, was purchased by C&O in 1910. The hotel was renovated and reopened in 1913 as the Greenbrier.[2] The hotel became a showcase for the railroad company and it was promoted in C&O's timetables and literature.[2] Tracks behind the station were used for parking business-owned and private cars of the wealthy patrons that came to the hotel.[2] The hotel stayed in the hands of C&O and its successors, Chessie System and CSX, until 2009.
The former station building now serves as the hotel's own Christmas gift shop.[3] The station's red-and-white "candy cane" paint job makes it unique among other Amtrak stations. Since the late 1980s/early 1990s, Amtrak passengers have used the adjacent covered platform.[2] No Amtrak agent or station services (ticketing, checked baggage, etc.) are available at this station, not even a Quik-Trak kiosk; all tickets must be purchased in advance.
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ abcdef"White Sulphur Springs, WV (WSS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^"Christmas Shop at the Depot". Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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White Sulphur Springs Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)
January 01, 1970
white, sulphur, springs, station, railway, station, white, sulphur, springs, west, virginia, served, amtrak, national, passenger, railway, station, stop, amtrak, cardinal, route, white, sulphur, springs, wvwestbound, cardinal, platformgeneral, informationlocat. White Sulphur Springs station is a railway station in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia served by Amtrak the national passenger railway The station is a stop on Amtrak s Cardinal route White Sulphur Springs WVWestbound Cardinal at the platformGeneral informationLocation315 West Main StreetWhite Sulphur Springs West VirginiaUnited StatesCoordinates37 47 7 N 80 18 20 W 37 78528 N 80 30556 W 37 78528 80 30556Line s CSX Alleghany SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParkingYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak WSSPassengersFY 20224 293 1 Amtrak ServicesPreceding station Amtrak Following station Aldersontoward Chicago Cardinal Clifton Forgetoward New YorkFormer servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following station Hintontoward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley1974 1977 Clifton Forgetoward Washington D C James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington1971 1974 Clifton Forgetoward Washington D C or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Roncevertetoward Cincinnati Main Line Alleghanytoward Washington D C or Old Point Comfort Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe station was built in 1930 or 1931 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C amp O to serve passengers on the new Pullman rail coaches to The Greenbrier resort hotel 2 The current brick building replaced a wooden structure that was built in the early 1900s 2 It is directly across from the entrance to The Greenbrier grounds The original cottages that eventually expanded to a resort property known as the Old White Hotel was purchased by C amp O in 1910 The hotel was renovated and reopened in 1913 as the Greenbrier 2 The hotel became a showcase for the railroad company and it was promoted in C amp O s timetables and literature 2 Tracks behind the station were used for parking business owned and private cars of the wealthy patrons that came to the hotel 2 The hotel stayed in the hands of C amp O and its successors Chessie System and CSX until 2009 The former station building now serves as the hotel s own Christmas gift shop 3 The station s red and white candy cane paint job makes it unique among other Amtrak stations Since the late 1980s early 1990s Amtrak passengers have used the adjacent covered platform 2 No Amtrak agent or station services ticketing checked baggage etc are available at this station not even a Quik Trak kiosk all tickets must be purchased in advance See also editGreenbrier Presidential ExpressReferences edit Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2022 State of West Virginia PDF Amtrak June 2023 Retrieved August 30 2023 a b c d e f White Sulphur Springs WV WSS Great American Stations Retrieved 16 February 2014 Christmas Shop at the Depot Greenbrier County Convention amp Visitors Bureau Retrieved 16 February 2014 External links edit nbsp Looking east at the loading platform nbsp Media related to White Sulphur Springs Amtrak station at Wikimedia Commons White Sulphur Springs WV Amtrak White Sulphur Springs WV Station history at Great American Stations Amtrak White Sulphur Springs Amtrak Station USA Rail Guide Train Web Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Sulphur Springs station amp oldid 1181159708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
