Dillon station is a train station in

Dillon, South Carolina Dillon is a city in Dillon County in eastern South Carolina, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Dillon County. It was established on December 22, 1888. Both the name of the city and county comes from James W. Dillon, an ear ...

, served by

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak (; ), is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Florence Railroad in 1893, but only as a freight station. Once the railroad was consolidated into the

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast ...

in 1898, the passenger station was opened in 1904. The station survived the merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and

Seaboard Air Line Railroad The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime ri ...

s into the

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971. Eventually, the railroad was merged with its affiliate lin ...

in 1967, only to terminate passenger service in 1971. Amtrak service to Dillon began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the '' Palmetto''. The four-faced station clock also contains two Fahrenheit thermometers.

Gallery

File:Dillon Station Thermometer.JPG, The clock doubles as a thermometer File:Dillon Station Plaque.JPG, Historic plaque File:Mayors of Dillon SC.JPG, Monument to the Mayors of Dillon File:Dillon Station Railroad Crossing.JPG, Railroad crossing and CSX Railroad trucks

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External links

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Dillon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Amtrak stations in South Carolina Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904 {{SouthCarolina-railstation-stub