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Location | 11 Government Street Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°41′24″N 88°02′17″W / 30.690°N 88.038°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSX NO&M Subdivision [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) October 29, 1989 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 30, 1971 (
L&N)
[2] January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mobile station was a train station in Mobile, Alabama. It was built in 1956 and demolished in 2007.
Built in 1956 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, it replaced an earlier station on the same site.
Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized the station included the Pan-American (discontinued, 1971) and Humming Bird (discontinued, 1969). [4] Through an agreement between the two rail companies, until 1970, the Southern Railway operated the Crescent through Mobile. [5] [6] Until 1971, the L&N operated the New Orleans– Jacksonville, Florida Gulf Wind through the station in cooperation with the Seaboard Coast Line (prior to 1967, Seaboard Air Line). In previous years the company additionally operated the New Orleans-Florida Limited, replete with diner and sleeper service, that made the trip during daylight hours in Florida for most of the route. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station. [11] [12] Mobile then served as the southern terminus of the Gulf Breeze train starting in 1989. The Sunset Limited began stopping here in 1993, and the Gulf Breeze was discontinued in 1995. [13] [14] In 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded the station and Amtrak discontinued the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans.
In 2006, CSX sold the property to a developer, who razed the station in 2007. The site plan provides for a future station nearby. Amtrak announced in 2016 that plans for a return of the Sunset Limited were under consideration. By 2021, Amtrak announced the possibility of restarting service to Mobile as a restoration of the Gulf Coast Limited. Amtrak plans to construct new platforms and an overnight yard at the site. [15] As of February 2024 unresolved issues remained between Amtrak and Mobile over cost sharing, possible interference with port operations, and sufficient support from the City Council. [16]
Mobile, AL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 11 Government Street Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°41′24″N 88°02′17″W / 30.690°N 88.038°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSX NO&M Subdivision [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) October 29, 1989 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 30, 1971 (
L&N)
[2] January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Future services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mobile station was a train station in Mobile, Alabama. It was built in 1956 and demolished in 2007.
Built in 1956 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, it replaced an earlier station on the same site.
Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized the station included the Pan-American (discontinued, 1971) and Humming Bird (discontinued, 1969). [4] Through an agreement between the two rail companies, until 1970, the Southern Railway operated the Crescent through Mobile. [5] [6] Until 1971, the L&N operated the New Orleans– Jacksonville, Florida Gulf Wind through the station in cooperation with the Seaboard Coast Line (prior to 1967, Seaboard Air Line). In previous years the company additionally operated the New Orleans-Florida Limited, replete with diner and sleeper service, that made the trip during daylight hours in Florida for most of the route. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station. [11] [12] Mobile then served as the southern terminus of the Gulf Breeze train starting in 1989. The Sunset Limited began stopping here in 1993, and the Gulf Breeze was discontinued in 1995. [13] [14] In 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded the station and Amtrak discontinued the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans.
In 2006, CSX sold the property to a developer, who razed the station in 2007. The site plan provides for a future station nearby. Amtrak announced in 2016 that plans for a return of the Sunset Limited were under consideration. By 2021, Amtrak announced the possibility of restarting service to Mobile as a restoration of the Gulf Coast Limited. Amtrak plans to construct new platforms and an overnight yard at the site. [15] As of February 2024 unresolved issues remained between Amtrak and Mobile over cost sharing, possible interference with port operations, and sufficient support from the City Council. [16]