Myrtle Beach, SC: 1937 Event Space/ACL Depot and Caboose

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"On May 6, 2004, the All Aboard Committee cut the ribbon on the newly restored Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 67 years to the day after the original opening ceremonies." [CityOfMyrtleBeach]

Street View, Oct 2014

Since 2014, they have added a couple of display cars.

Street View, Dec 2024

Gary Miller posted
Former ACL depot in Myrtle Beach, SC was built in 1937. The depot has been restored and is on the National Historic Register. It reopened in 2004 and is available for events and gatherings.

Eric Kerper posted 10 photos with the comment: "In Myrtle Beach for the first time this weekend and naturally found the only railroad related property in town. The Myrtle Beach Train Depot has been out of service since 1967 when the ACL ceased freight operations on Myrtle Beach. Passenger service stopped in 1955. The city has rehabilitated the property and you can now book the space for events/parties. There was a graduation party being set up as I took these pictures. The last picture shows the abandoned drawbridge that lead to Myrtle Beach and hasn't moved since 2011. [Evidently, those two freight cars were trucked to the depot.] The caboose & box car are now some type of bonified office space and have had utilities added to them, and the box car has had floor-ceiling glass windows installed. I’m sure they will never move from that spot again."

Benjamin Long: The control systems on the bridge had been redone and RJ Corman had plans to bring service back, but thieves stripped out the copper and it was too expensive to replace. That was around 2013. City of Myrtle Beach is not supportive of bringing rail back either.

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Victoria, Jul 2021

Chris Mowder, Nov 2023