Harpers Ferry Station
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Harpers Ferry Station
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The scenic view of the historic Harpers Ferry Train Station and railroad tracks in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with the Harpers Ferry Tunnel in the distance.
The Harpers Ferry Train Station is a wooden framed Victorian-style building dating from 1896. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, it was built as part of a new and safer approach for the B&O Railroad line into Harpers Ferry.
In 1931, the station was moved about 100 yards to its present site to realign it with the new bridge; it now sits on the buried foundations of the original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.
In 2007, the Harpers Ferry Train Station received a $2.2 million renovation, which also included the restoration of the station's tower. Still operational, the station is currently served by Amtrak’s Capitol Limited and also the MARC commuter service.
The Harpers Ferry Train Station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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August 25th, 2020
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