Boston Mill station

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Boston Mill
Boston Mill station.jpg
Boston Mill in 2018
General information
Location7029 Riverview Road
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
Coordinates 41°15′56″N81°33′48″W / 41.2656°N 81.5634°W / 41.2656; -81.5634 Coordinates: 41°15′56″N81°33′48″W / 41.2656°N 81.5634°W / 41.2656; -81.5634
Owned by Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Operated byCuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Line(s) Valley Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1880
Rebuiltc.2000s
Services
Preceding station Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Following station
Brecksville
towards Rockside
Explorer Peninsula
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Brecksville
toward Cleveland
Cleveland  Akron  – Valley Junction
Until 1940s
Peninsula

Boston Mill [1] is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Boston Township, Ohio, with a street address in Peninsula, Ohio. It is located at the intersection of Riverview Road and Boston Mills Road in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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History

Boston Mill in 1975 BOSTON MILLS ROAD AT BOSTON MILLS, OHIO, NEAR CLEVELAND IS SEEN BY PASSENGERS OF THE WEEKEND CUYAHOGA VALLEY LINE... - NARA - 557965.jpg
Boston Mill in 1975

Initially a stop on the Valley Railway, trains began regular service at Boston in 1880 as a flag stop. [2] The station building was moved to Peninsula in 1968, becoming the Peninsula Depot. [3] A new station was constructed by the National Park Service south of the old depot location to serve the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. [3]

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References

  1. "Stations list". Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
  2. "In Running Order". The Summit County Beacon. 4 February 1880. Retrieved 7 May 2021. Lock-green.svg
  3. 1 2 "Boston Mill Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 May 2021.