Ashland, KY: C&O 1925 Depot, Passenger Mainline and 1906 Freight House

1925: (Satellite, it is now used by a bank)

1998: (Satellite)

On the east side of Ashland, the C&O mainline separated into a freight line that went to their yard by the river and a passenger line that went through town to their depot. That separation was controlled by the Clyffeside Tower.

In 1975, Amtrak moved to Tri-State Station so that the passenger mainline could be abandoned.  [trainweb-ashland]

In 1998, Amtrak moved to a renovated 1906 C&O freight house. [trainweb-catlettsburg]

Steam Engines, Tractors, Trains, & More posted

A period postcard showing a C&O train at the Ashland, Kentucky station.

John A. Fostik, MBA

rootsweb, Early C & O Railroad Station-2

rootsweb, C & O Railroad Station 1905, also kyhistory

A different exposure:

Raymond Storey posted
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rootsweb, Early C & O Railroad Station-3

This shows how the passenger mainline used to run through town.

1953 Ashland and 1985 Catlettsburg Quads @ 24,000

1925 C&O Depot

The retained passenger canopy makes for an excellent drive-through facility.

Street View, Jun 2018

Street View, Jul 2019

1906 Freight House after the 1998 Renovation

The freight house has the signature architecture of and two-story office building at the end of a one-story freight handling building. And they simply changed the freight doors into windows. 

Street View, Sep 2019

All three available views end at the Amtrak platform. If one had gone just a little further, I would have a nice view of the Ohio River bridges.

Street View, Sep 2017

This view caught a bus at the transportation center.

Street View, Sep 2017

People have discovered that freight handling facilities and factories have a large clear space under a roof. So they make good event spaces.

Marshell Kaylin Corns, Mar 2020

This was taken before the caboose was added.

Neil Huss 2005 Photo

0:54 video @ 0:10 via ashlandky
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