White Sulphur Springs station

White Sulphur Springs, WV
Westbound Cardinal at the platform
General information
Location	315 West Main Street White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°47′7″N 80°18′20″W
Line(s)	CSX Alleghany Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WSS
Passengers
FY 2023	4,532[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Alderson toward Chicago Cardinal Clifton Forge toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hinton toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley 1974–1977 Clifton Forge toward Washington, D.C. James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971–1974 Clifton Forge toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Ronceverte toward Cincinnati Main Line Alleghany toward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort
Location

White Sulphur Springs station is a railway station in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, served by Amtrak, the national passenger railway. The station is a stop on Amtrak's Cardinal route.

History

The station was built in 1930 or 1931 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) to serve passengers on the new Pullman rail coaches to The Greenbrier resort hotel.^[2] The current brick building replaced a wooden structure that was built in the early 1900s.^[2] It is directly across from the entrance to The Greenbrier grounds.

The original cottages that eventually expanded to a resort property known as the Old White Hotel, was purchased by C&O in 1910. The hotel was renovated and reopened in 1913 as the Greenbrier.^[2] The hotel became a showcase for the railroad company and it was promoted in C&O's timetables and literature.^[2] Tracks behind the station were used for parking business-owned and private cars of the wealthy patrons that came to the hotel.^[2] The hotel stayed in the hands of C&O and its successors, Chessie System and CSX, until 2009.

The former station building now serves as the hotel's own Christmas gift shop.^[3] The station's red-and-white "candy cane" paint job makes it unique among other Amtrak stations. Since the late 1980s/early 1990s, Amtrak passengers have used the adjacent covered platform.^[2] No Amtrak agent or station services (ticketing, checked baggage, etc.) are available at this station, not even a Quik-Trak kiosk; all tickets must be purchased in advance.

See also

• Greenbrier Presidential Express

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of West Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "White Sulphur Springs, WV (WSS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
3. "Christmas Shop at the Depot". Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

External links

Looking east at the loading platform

Media related to White Sulphur Springs (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• White Sulphur Springs, WV – Amtrak
• White Sulphur Springs, WV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• White Sulphur Springs Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)