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Domestic News
March 9, 1905
The Durham Recorder
Durham, Hillsboro, Durham County, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Durham's new union depot is praised as one of the state's best, achieved through community effort. The text calls for basic improvements like platforms and sheds at smaller train stations to protect passengers from weather and ease boarding.
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DURHAM kicked and worked and begged until the union depot was erected and it is one of the best in the state. We are glad that we have it and it would be a great convenience if some of the smaller stations at which trains stop had some kind of accommodations. There are a number of stations along the roads at which they stop for passengers that are badly in need of a platform, not to mention a shed to keep the rain and wind off. Of course the business at these places would not justify the building of a depot, but if trains are to stop some arrangement ought to be made so that passengers will not have to step up from two to three feet in order to reach the first step on the train.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Durham Depot
Railroad Stations
Passenger Accommodations
Train Platforms
Where did it happen?
Durham
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Durham
Event Details
Community in DURHAM worked to build a union depot, now one of the best in the state. Smaller stations lack platforms and sheds, forcing passengers to step up 2-3 feet to board trains in rain and wind.