Independence station, also known as Missouri Pacific Depot, is an
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 ...
train station in
Independence, Missouri, United States. The station was originally built in 1913 by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, and is also known as the "Truman Depot", because it was the final stop in
Harry S. Truman's 1948 Whistlestop Campaign where 8,500 admirers welcomed Truman in January 1953 when he returned home after leaving office. Today, the depot is an Amtrak stop and is home to the Jackson County Genealogical Society Research Library. The station was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1979.
Jackson County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
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See also
* List of Amtrak stations
References
External links
Independence, MO – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
"Fans of Truman Depot fear for its future: History lovers and train buffs want to ensure its future isn't as rocky as its past"
Page A-1, Independence Examiner, 10-23-2010 edition.
1913 establishments in Missouri
Amtrak stations in Missouri
Buildings and structures in Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Harry S. Truman
National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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