Valparaiso station

Last updated
Valparaiso, IN
Valparaiso station, November 1977.jpg
The old station building, November 1977
General information
Location453 West Lincolnway
Valparaiso, Indiana [1]
Coordinates 41°28′01.6″N87°03′59.8″W / 41.467111°N 87.066611°W / 41.467111; -87.066611
Line(s) Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Platforms side platform
History
OpenedApril 25, 1976 (Amtrak)
ClosedMay 3, 1991 (Amtrak) [2]
Rebuiltc.1980s
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Wheeler
toward Chicago
Calumet Terminus
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
Broadway Limited
(1976–1990)
Warsaw
toward New York
Gary
(until 1979)
toward Chicago
Hammond–Whiting
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited
(1981–1990)
Warsaw
Gary
(until 1985)
toward Chicago
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Wheeler
toward Chicago
Main Line Wanatah
Loucks
toward Chicago
Valparaiso Local Terminus

Valparaiso station was a train station in Valparaiso, Indiana. Initially served by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was the outbound terminus of the Amtrak Calumet until that service's discontinuance in 1991. [2]

Amtrak began service here on April 25, 1976, as a stop of the Capitol Limited . [3] A fire destroyed the original station building and a small shelter replaced it. [1]

One of the final Calumet runs at Valparaiso station, May 1991 Amtrak Calumet at Valparaiso station, May 1991.jpg
One of the final Calumet runs at Valparaiso station, May 1991

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References

  1. 1 2 Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN   9780738541310.
  2. 1 2 "Amtrak Ends Calumet Service". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. May 4, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. "First Train–And It's 40 Minutes Late". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. Valparaiso, Indiana. April 26, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved October 22, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg