Union Station Depot & Train Viewing Platform
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The Plant City Union Station Depot is a historic facility in downtown Plant City. It is located at Drane Street and Palmer Street and was built in 1908-1909 by both the Atlantic Coast Line (east-west line) and Seaboard Air Line Railroads (north-south line). The building includes a one story brick passenger depot and two story Railway Express Agency brick freight terminal/loading dock. Even after the merger of the two railroads into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1967, Plant City Union Depot continued to operate until 1971. As an important element in the early development of the city, which depended so heavily on railroad transportation, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1975. The architectural design is credited to J.F. Leitner.
Sources: Wikipedia 2013, FL Dept of State Division of Historic Resources 2013
Immediately to the south of the Depot, the Train Viewing Platform and Tower was constructed in 2013 and opened for use December 14, 2013.
Please note that the upper deck of the Train Viewing Platform beside The Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum is temporarily closed for maintenance.
The length of the temporary closure is not currently known, but the rest of the station is operating/open as normal. If you have any questions, please call our Community Engagement Center at 813-659-4200.
