Nappanee station

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Nappanee, IN
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General information
Location252 South Main Street
Nappanee, Indiana 46550
Coordinates 41°26′28″N86°00′08″W / 41.4410°N 86.0022°W / 41.4410; -86.0022
Line(s) Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CSX
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1874 (B&O)
November 10, 1990 (Amtrak)
November 10, 1996
Closedc.1969 (B&O)
September 10, 1995
March 7, 2005
Rebuilt1910
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
Three Rivers Fostoria
toward New York
Broadway Limited Garrett
toward New York
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Miller
toward Chicago
Main Line Garrett
toward Jersey City
Syracuse
toward Chicago
Breman
toward Jersey City

Nappanee station is a former railway station in Nappanee, Indiana.

History

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad constructed the rail line through what would become Nappanee in 1874. [1] :18 The stop was originally a simple wood-framed structure, [2] referred to as Locke-Eby after the nearby town of Locke. [1] :13 The current station building was constructed in 1910 in the Prairie School architecture style. [2] [1] :51 Passenger trains ceased serving the town around 1969 with the discontinuance of the Washington–Chicago Express .

Nappanee became a stop on the Broadway Limited when Amtrak rerouted the train over the former Baltimore and Ohio Main Line in 1990. [3] The town was selected as a stop due to the adjacent parking lot which was owned by the city. [4] :24 This route was discontinued in 1995. Nappanee again became an Amtrak stop when the Three Rivers 's western terminus was extended from Pittsburgh to Chicago on November 10, 1996. [4] :30–31 Service finally ended on March 7, 2005.

The depot underwent restoration in the early 2000s. [1] :51

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References

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