Newport station (Arkansas)

The Newport station, also known as Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport, is a historic railroad station at Walnut and Front Streets in Newport, Arkansas. It is a long rectangular single-story brick and stucco topped by a hip roof, whose wide eaves are supported by large Italianate knee brackets. Its roof, originally slate, is now shingled, detracting from its original Mediterranean styling. A telegrapher's bay extends above the roof line on the track side of the building. The building was built in 1904 by the Missouri-Pacific Railroad to handle passenger and freight traffic.[3]

Newport, AR
Newport station in September 2012
Other information
Station code	NPT
History
Opened	September 15, 1974[1]
Closed	April 14, 1996[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Little Rock toward Laredo or Houston Inter-American Walnut Ridge toward Chicago Little Rock toward Los Angeles or San Antonio Texas Eagle Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station Russell toward Texarkana Texarkana – St. Louis Diaz toward St. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	NW of jct. of Walnut and Front Sts., Newport, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Built by	Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
MPS	Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000619[2]
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1992

History

Newport station in March 1990

The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport.[1] The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn was renamed as the Texas Eagle in 1988.[1]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[2] Service to Newport was ended on April 14, 1996, as part of a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to add the stop at Mineola.[1]

See also

• List of Amtrak stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Arkansas

References

1. "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

External links

Media related to Newport (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• USA Rail Guide - Newport, Arkansas (NPT)