Hamlet Depot Memories

Memories of Hamlet Depot.

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Hamlet Depot Nocturne

The ex-Seaboard Depot at Hamlet, North Carolina is one of my favorite places to visit and to photograph. The classic depot was built in 1906 and was moved across the tracks and restored in the mid 2000's. Used today as the local Amtrak depot and to house the City's railroad museum the depot provides plenty of photographic opprotunities.

This photo was taken at dusk on a moody evening as the depot sits waiting for the next train to arrive later that night.

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Electrical-Cabinet BW
Originally uploaded by Gene Bowker

I'm learning quickly that it is a good idea to take photos even under less than ideal conditions of old buildings and landscapes.

Very quickly.. they can be removed and scrapped and we lose a picture of what existed in the past.

This is a picture of the electrical building at the Hamlet Depot in Hamlet, North Carolina. It provides an interesting case study of what equipment would of been used in such situations back in the 1960's and 1970's.

What structures do you pass everyday which you should take a photo of before they are gone?

Hamlet, NC Depot (Night time)

Hamlet Depot, originally uploaded by Gene Bowker.

The Hamlet, North Carolina depot is a favorite railfanning spot for me.

I shot a series of B&W night time photos there trying to recapture some of the feel of times gone by when Hamlet was a hub for Seaboard trains running along the east coast to and from Florida.

This shot looks north from the relocated depot toward the Hamlet Terminal yard. There are plenty of locations around the depot area where you can get shots of the depot and the trains in the area.

Waiting for the next train

The empty cart sits next to the Hamlet Depot waiting for the next train to come in.

When you visit the depot today, it is hard to believe that Hamlet was once a hub for rail travel in the Southeastern United States. Name trains from the Seaboard Air Line such as the Orange Blossom Special called at the station which once included a large hotel.