Chesapeake and Ohio Depot (Catlettsburg, Kentucky)

Catlettsburg
Location	Winchester Avenue at 10th Street Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°26′3.57″N 82°36′21.69″W / 38.4343250°N 82.6060250°W / 38.4343250; -82.6060250
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	CAT
History
Opened	March 24, 1975
Closed	March 11, 1998
Previous names	Tri-State Station (1975-1988)
Services
Former services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station South Portsmouth – South Shore toward Chicago Cardinal 1975-1998 Huntington toward New York City Terminus Hilltopper 1975-1977 Williamson toward Boston South Station Cincinnati toward Chicago Mountaineer 1977-1979 Williamson toward Norfolk
Chesapeake and Ohio Depot U.S. National Register of Historic Places Catlettsburg C&O station in April 2014 Show map of Kentucky Show map of the US Location 26th Street at Panola Street Catlettsburg, Kentucky Coordinates 38°25′1.29″N 82°35′57.37″W / 38.4170250°N 82.5992694°W / 38.4170250; -82.5992694Coordinates: 38°25′1.29″N 82°35′57.37″W / 38.4170250°N 82.5992694°W / 38.4170250; -82.5992694 NRHP Reference # 12000446 Added to NRHP August 6, 2012

Chesapeake and Ohio Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Catlettsburg C&O station in April 2014
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Location	26th Street at Panola Street Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°25′1.29″N 82°35′57.37″W / 38.4170250°N 82.5992694°W / 38.4170250; -82.5992694Coordinates: 38°25′1.29″N 82°35′57.37″W / 38.4170250°N 82.5992694°W / 38.4170250; -82.5992694
NRHP Reference #	12000446
Added to NRHP	August 6, 2012

Catlettsburg is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station located in downtown Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Opened between 1897 and 1990 to replace an older wooden station, it served trains until 1958. Amtrak trains began stopping at Tri-State Station some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north in 1975; it was renamed Catlettsburg around 1988. Amtrak service was moved from Catlettsburg to Ashland in 1998. The C&O station was refurbished from 2004 to 2006 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

The Chattaroi Railroad opened through Catlettsburg in 1880, with a wooden station built to serve the town. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) soon bought the line. Between 1897 and 1900, the C&O constructed a new brick station; the 1880 station was converted for use as a freight house.

The last C&O trains on the "Big Sandy" ran in 1958, ending passenger service to Catlettsburg, although some intercity trains continued to pass. A clause in the original deed required the property to revert to the heirs of its original owners; the heirs declined, and the property was instead transferred to the city. The freight house burned in 1964.

Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in 1971. The James Whitcomb Riley passed through Catlettsburg, stopping at nearby Ashland and Huntington but not Catlettsburg. On July 31, 1974, it was announced that a new station would be constructed at Catlettsburg to allow trains to bypass downtown Ashland. The new system would be jointly funded by Amtrak and the Chesapeake and Ohio. On March 24, 1975, Amtrak abandoned Ashland station and began serving Tri-State Station, located between Catlettsburg and Ashland and named for the three-state area it served. The James Whitcomb Riley was supplemented by the simultaneous addition of the Mountaineer service between Norfolk and Chicago, which ran combined with the James Whitcomb Riley west of Ashland.