Freight House before grade separation: (Satellite)
Freight House after grade separation: (Satellite)
Before they lowered the tracks through town.
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| Street View, Oct 2016 |
Before they lowered the tracks through town.
High Point Museum posted four images with the comment:
High Point welcomes the Preservation North Carolina annual conference this week. Attendees will take tours of the city and of various buildings in High Point and celebrate efforts by local citizens to preserve our historic landscape and significant architecture. One success story is the Southern Railway Passenger Depot in the heart of downtown High Point. Built in 1907, it was restored in 2003 and currently serves passengers on three routes daily.On this week's blog post, Marian Inabinett tells the story of our beloved depot!.Read the full blog post here: https://www.highpointnc.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=161#item
Dick Stephens: When did the tracks get lowered?
High Point Museum: Rick Stephens The project was started in 1937 and completed in 1939. You can learn the full history of the tracks being lowered at this link: https://www.highpointnc.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=103#item
Alex C Woodring shared
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| 1 [The boxcars on the right would be next to the original freight house.] |
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| Nate Jennings, Jul 2026 |
Freight House After Grade Seperation
The freight handling part of the freight house was expanded.
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| Street View, Jun 2026 |
They moved the depot to where the tracks could be at grade level.
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| 1950/64 High Point East and West Quads @ 24,000 |
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