Akron Northside station

Akron Northside
General information
Location	27 Ridge Street Akron, Ohio 44308
Coordinates	41°05′22″N81°30′54″W / 41.0895°N 81.5150°W / 41.0895; -81.5150
Owned by	Cleveland, Terminal and Valley Railroad (1880–1915) Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1915–1987) National Park Service (1987–present)
Operated by	Cleveland, Terminal and Valley Railroad (1880–1909) Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1909–1962; 1979–1985) Midwest Railway Historical Foundation (1985–1990) Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad [a] (1990–present)
Line	Valley Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	1880 (Valley Line) May 22, 1976 [1] August 1, 1993
Closed	April 4, 1962 October 29, 1989 [2]
Previous names	Akron (Howard Street)
Services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station Peninsula toward Rockside National Park Scenic Terminus Botzum toward Rockside Explorer
Former services Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station Big Bend toward Rockside National Park Scenic Canton Lincoln Highway (2003–2012) Terminus Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Peninsula toward Cleveland Cleveland  – Akron  – Wheeling 1940s–1962 Akron–Union toward Wheeling Old Portage toward Cleveland Botzum toward Cleveland Cleveland  – Akron  – Valley Junction Until 1940s Akron Junction toward Valley Junction
Location

Akron Northside ^[3] is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Akron, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ridge Street near Howard Street. It is the southern terminus of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

History

A crowd waiting to board a train pulled by Nickel Plate 765

This location was previously served by the Howard Street station of the Valley Railway (which was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad starting in 1890). ^[4] Trains began stopping here in 1880. ^[5] By 1948, the station was served by the Cleveland Night Express , Shenandoah , and Washington Night Express . ^[6]

Cuyahoa Valley Line (later renamed the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) excursion trains began operating here in 1976.

In 1990, service on the Cuyahoga Valley Line was truncated to a temporary stop at Merriman Valley, due to deteriorating conditions on the Howard Street bridge. Service was restored on August 1, 1993. ^[7]

Notes

1. Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic Railway Association d.b.a. Cuyahoga Valley Line (1990–1993)

References

1. Delsander, Matt (September 9, 2024). Cuyahoga Valley Line: The History of the Cleveland Terminal & Valley Subdivision. ISBN   9781304177148.
2. Murphey, Frances B. (March 8, 1989). "VALLEY TRAIN STEAMING BACK WITH MORE RUNS" . The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 2B. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
3. "Stations list". Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
4. Sanders, Craig (2007). Akron Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 11, 16, 28, 29. ISBN   978-0738541419.
5. "In Running Order". The Summit County Beacon. February 4, 1880. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
6. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad System Time Tables (PDF). July 18, 1948. pp. 22, 23. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
7. Carney, Jim (July 22, 1993). "BRIDGE REPLACEMENT TO ALLOW TRAIN TO RETURN TO DOWNTOWN ROUTE FROM MERRIMAN VALLEY TO QUAKER SQUARE HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 1989" . The Akron Beacon Journal. p. B3. Retrieved April 12, 2025.