The
Salem Amtrak station, built in 1918 by Southern Pacific Railroad, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Our railroad station has been the focus of local attention for almost a hundred years.
Built in 1918 to replace an earlier structure that burned, it was once the center point for transportation out of the city by both freight and passengers. Agricultural products from our abundant crops as well as families traveling to see relatives up and down our state, used the railway as the principal carrier.
As trucking and private transportation in the family car made train travel less popular, the station gradually lost customers until the condition of the building became critical. In the mid 1990s, the Oregon Department of Transportation took possession of the property. A $2.6 million renovation project was paid for by federal and state grants. The station received modern wiring, plumbing and heating. The 24-foot lobby ceiling was retained as well as the marble wainscot. A ticket counter of black marble was added and two 30-inch globe lights were recreated from drawings of the originals.
Amtrak leases use of the railway station for $1 a year. As a condition of the lease, Amtrak keeps the station clean and maintains the grounds.
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0CC BY 2.0 Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 truetrue
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 12 March 2008 by the
administrator or
reviewerFernando Estel, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date.
Information
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
{{Information |Description= Built by Southern Pacific Railroad in 1918. Now an Amtrak stop in beautiful condition. >>>>>>>>>>>> Our railroad station has been the focus of local attention for almost a hundred years. Built in 1918 to replace an earlier
File usage
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):