McComb (Amtrak station)
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The McComb Amtrak station is a train station in McComb
, Mississippi
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built in 1901 by the Illinois Central Railroad
and was restored in 1998, and again on June 13, 2003. The station house is currently the home of the McComb Railroad Museum.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak, McComb was the fifth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 21 passengers daily.
McComb, Mississippi
McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Jackson. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 13,644. It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built in 1901 by the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
and was restored in 1998, and again on June 13, 2003. The station house is currently the home of the McComb Railroad Museum.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak, McComb was the fifth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 21 passengers daily.