EUREKA SPRINGS STATION AND MUSEUM
N 36° 24.813 W 093° 44.035
15S E 434200 N 4030068
EUREKA SPRINGS RAILROAD STATION MUSEUM
Waymark Code: WMYP8
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2006
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Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1934 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 AT EUREKA SPRINGS. AT EUREKA SPRINGS, CARROLL COUNTY, AT THE MISSOURI AND NORTH ARKANSAS RAILWAY STATION, 1.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE EAST FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE WHITE WAITING ROOM, 15.3 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE MAIN TRACK, AND IN THE SOUTH END OF THE STONE THRESHOLD. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED F 52 1934.
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ENJOY A GREAT TRAIN RIDE.
A 4 1/2 MILE RIDE THROUGH THE OZARKS.
LUNCH AND DINNER IS SERVED ABOARD THE EUREKAN DINING CAR.
A GREAT RAILROAD SHOW ROLLS OUT FOR YOU AT ES&NA... STEP BACK IN TIME TO WHEN STEAM LOCAMOTIVES RULED THE RAILS.
SEE A "CABBAGE HEAD" WOODBURNER OR A STRAIGHT STACK LOCOMOTIVE.
WATH THE ORIGINAL TURNSTABLE TURN TO TURN ENGINES AROUND AND DISCOVER HOW A LOCOMOTIVE CAN ALSO BE TURNED AROUND ON OUR END-OF-YHE-LINE "WYE".
SEE A LOCOMOTIVE TAKE ON WATER FROM THE ORIGINAL WATER TANK,OR JUST RIDE THE RAILS.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
RAILROAD DEPOT AND MUSEUM
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: EUREKA SPRINGS & NORTH ARKANSAS RAILWAY
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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