Hamlet Depot @ Night 2
by Joseph C Hinson
Title
Hamlet Depot @ Night 2
Artist
Joseph C Hinson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I shot the Hamlet Depot in 2005 shortly after it was moved from its original site across the east and westbound tracks. The depot is the only Victorian Queen Anne style railroad station in the state of North Carolina. It was built in 1900 for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and division headquarters. The two-story structure was originally constructed at the crossing of the Raleigh & Augusta Air Line and Central Carolina Railways. By the 1930s, Hamlet was dubbed the "Hub of the Seaboard," with five Seaboard Air Line Railroad lines leading out from the city and 30 passenger train departures each day.
The historic depot still sees passenger trains as of 2023, but it's only two times a day, the northbound and southbound Silver Star between New York City and Miami.
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August 20th, 2023
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