Toccoa_(Amtrak_station)

Toccoa station

Toccoa station, formerly known as the Toccoa Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Toccoa, Georgia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Crescent. The street address is 47 North Alexander Street, in the heart of downtown Toccoa.

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The waiting room inside the Toccoa Amtrak station

The original structure was built in 1915. In 2005, the city of Toccoa began the restoration of the wood-frame depot according to a design by Carter Watkins Architects, Inc., of Monroe, Georgia. The funding for the project came from several sources: $374,000 in ISTEA funds through the state DOT, which the city matched with $100,000, as well as $500,000 from the Stephens County Historical Society for interior work and for an addition to house the Currahee Military Museum.[2] In October 2009, the new 4,400 square-foot space was dedicated during the popular Currahee Military Weekend. It contains a large meeting room, gift shop, research library, and office space. In addition to housing the Amtrak station, the restored depot is used today by the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center as well as the Stephens County Historical Society.[3]

Toccoa station in 2003 two years before the building was restored

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Georgia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 18, 2013.

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