Pauls Valley (Amtrak: PVL) is an Amtrak station in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The station is serviced by the daily Heartland Flyer, which travels from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Fort Worth, Texas.
History
The city's first rail station was opened in 1903 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway).[2] It received passenger service from opening until 1933,[2] then again from 1948 to 1979 through the Texas Chief route (later renamed Lone Star).
In 1984, the station was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places alongside another Santa Fe depot in Lindsay, but the nomination was rejected.[2] Both stations later received separate nominations in 1985 and 1986, which were approved.[3]
In 1985, the Santa Fe planned to demolish the station, but the Pauls Valley Historical Society successfully lobbied to preserve the building. It was purchased by the city in 1989 and was restored in 1991. It currently serves as a museum operated by the Historical Society, whose collection includes a Santa Fe locomotive and a Frisco Line caboose.[4]
After the Heartland Flyer began service in 1999, the city built a new station house with federal TEA-21 funding, which opened in June 2002. The small structure, consisting only of a waiting room, has a façade reminiscent of the Santa Fe station.[4]
Gallery
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The former station in Amtrak use in 1977 -
The former station in 1991, prior to restoration -
The restored former station in 2018
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c Brown, Deb; Carney, George (1984). "Territorial Era Santa Fe Depots in South Central Oklahoma" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Oklahoma, Garvin County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b "Pauls Valley Station". The Great American Stations. Amtrak. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Pauls Valley station at Wikimedia Commons