Manassas, VA, Train Station (Manassas, Virginia)

The Manassas station serves Virginia Railway Express commuter and Amtrak passenger trains.
Virginia Railway Express commuter trains operate between Manassas and Washington.

Work on the present depot was completed in October 1914, in a red-brick Victorian style with a ceramic tile-covered hipped roof. The structure partially incorporated the walls of the burned depot, which measured about 20 feet by 77 feet, and had four new rooms; an office, a ladies’ waiting room, men’s waiting room and a baggage and express room. The “new” structure is about 32 feet longer than the earlier one permitting a modified room arrangement and included the addition of an umbrella shed on the front and east side, the installation of electric lights, and an attractive tile roof.

In the 1990s, the city of Manassas acquired the depot from Norfolk Southern Railway and restored the structure under the direction of The Manassas Museum System.

Renovation was completed in 1997 after two and a half years or work by the city of Manassas Department of Historic Resources. The redesign was done by Dalgleish, Eichman, Gilpin, & Paxton; construction by Mass Contracting; and exhibits by PRD Group, Ltd.

Rehabilitation included returning the building as closely as possible to its 1914 look while accommodating modern uses. Restored features include paint colors, repointed brick, new plaster, overhaul of all mechanical systems, addition of fire and security systems, wood moldings, reproductions of original doors and light fixtures and return of the distinctive clay tile roof, made by the same company that did the 1914 roof. As for the $575, 000 cost, an Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) grant paid $336,000; the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, $215,700; and the city of Manassas, $24,000.

Today the structure houses the offices of Historic Manassas, Inc.; the Tourist Information Center; and the James & Marion Payne Memorial Railroad Exhibition Gallery, operated by the Museum System.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Railway_Express#Manassas...

www.vre.org/service/stations/MSS.htm

Amtrak's Crescent and Cardinal passenger trains also use this station.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_%28Amtrak%29

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_%28Amtrak%29

www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Station&pagen...

www.trainweb.org/usarail/manassas.htm

www.railpassengerusa.com/powerpoint/Cardinal/Cardinal28...

www.railpassengerusa.com/powerpoint/Crescent/Crescent28...

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