Palatka station

Palatka is a historic train station that was built in Palatka, Florida in 1908. The station currently serves Amtrak's Silver Service line and also houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, at the corner of North Eleventh Street's intersection with US 17/SR 100.[3]

Palatka, FL
Track platform is on the right side of the historic depot
Location	220 North 11 Street Palatka, FL 32177 United States
Coordinates	29°39′00″N 81°38′26″W
Owned by	City of Palatka
Line(s)	CSXT
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	The Ride Solution
Construction
Parking	15 long term and 5 short term parking spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: PAK
History
Opened	May 1909
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	12,579[1]  1.93%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station DeLand toward Miami Silver Meteor Jacksonville toward New York Silver Star
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Jacksonville toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993-2005 DeLand toward Orlando or Miami Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Satsuma toward Tampa Main Line Bostwick toward Richmond Francis toward Rochelle Rochelle – Palatka Terminus
Old A.C.L. Union Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Palatka, Florida
Built	1909
NRHP reference No.	88000162[2]
Added to NRHP	1988
Location
Palatka, FL Location within Florida

History

The station was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and was constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as a union depot for the ACL's Jacksonville-Tampa mainline as well as for the Florida Southern Railway and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad.[4] In 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad. In 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

The station is currently served by Amtrak's Silver Service train.[3]

David Browning Railroad Museum

The station is home to the David Browning Railroad Museum, operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. The museum features a model train layout, historic documents, photographs, maps, signs and railroad artifacts.[5]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. Putnam County listings on the National Register of Historic Places
3. "PALATKA FLORIDA (PAC)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
4. "Palatka, FL (PAK)" (2014). www.greatamericanstations.com. Accessed April 14, 2015.
5. "Home | Palatka Railroad Preservation Society". Palatka Railroad Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

External links

• Palatka, FL – Amtrak
• Media related to Palatka (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Palatka (PAK)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Palatka's Historic Union Depot