Gary station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

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Gary, IN
Gary PRR station, June 1978.jpg
Gary station in June 1978
General information
Location5th Street and Chase Street
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates 41°36′10″N87°22′33″W / 41.6028°N 87.3758°W / 41.6028; -87.3758
Lines Pennsylvania Railroad
Conrail
History
Openedc. 1907
ClosedMay 3, 1991
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Indiana Harbor
toward Chicago
Calumet Gary (Broadway)
toward Valparaiso
Chicago
Terminus
 Broadway Limited
(until 1979)
 Valparaiso
toward New York
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited
(until 1985)
 Valparaiso
toward Washington, D.C.
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Clarke
toward Chicago
Main Line Gary (Broadway)
toward New York or Exchange Place
Buffington
toward Chicago
Valparaiso Local Gary (Broadway)
toward Valparaiso
Location
Gary station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Gary station was a railway station in Gary, Indiana. It was located at 5th and Chase Streets, initially serving the Pennsylvania Railroad. [1]

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History

Gary first appeared on Pennsylvania Railroad time cards on June 23, 1907, a year after the town was founded. [1] It was served by several of the railroad's named trains, including the Liberty Limited , General , Trail Blazer , Manhattan Limited , and Admiral . [2]

Amtrak took over most passenger rail operations in 1971, but the Calumet continued to be operated by Penn Central Transportation (the successor to the Pennsylvania Railroad) until 1979. That same year, the Broadway Limited was rerouted around Gary. [3] : 23  The Capitol Limited was inaugurated in 1981, which reinstated intercity services to the station. [4] However, Gary was again dropped on April 28, 1985. Amtrak service ceased entirely after May 3, 1991 when the Calumet was discontinued.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The Calumet Region Historical Guide (PDF). The Garman Printing Co. 1939. pp. 147–149.
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Railroad" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad. January 18, 1954. pp. 10, 12, 20–21 – via Streamliner Memories.
  3. ↑ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-34705-3.
  4. ↑ Amtrak (October 25, 1981). "National Train Timetables" . Retrieved May 22, 2010.


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