The Seaboard Airline Station - Charlotte, North Carolina
N 35° 14.041 W 080° 49.970
17S E 515210 N 3899008
The Seaboard Station opened on June 16, 1896, in the heyday of legal racial segregation in the South.
Waymark Code: WM6K4W
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2009
Views: 9
There is an excellent history of the station by Dr. Dan L. Morrill, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (
visit link)
Today the station is a rescue shelter (
visit link) and as such, it is not open for casual visits.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
A rescue mission
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: The Seaboard Airline Railway; Seaboard Coastline Railroad; CSX Transportation
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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