Marion station was a train station in Marion, Indiana.
Marion, IN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 601 West 10th Street[1] Marion, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°33′06″N 85°39′59″W / 40.5517°N 85.6664°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 27, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The station was added as a stop on Amtrak's Mountaineer and James Whitcomb Riley in 1975.[1][2] Passenger service to Marion ended in 1986 when the Cardinal (renamed from the James Whitcomb Riley in 1977) was rerouted onto the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Ohio and Indiana, and the former Monon Railroad (alongside the Hoosier State train) north-west of Indianapolis.[3][4]
The station building was subsequently torn down and the tracks were removed to allow for construction of a rail trail.
References edit
- ^ a b "All-America Schedules". Amtrak. November 30, 1975. pp. 9, 39 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
- ^ Francisco, Brian (April 28, 1986). "Amtrak, Muncie Bid a Mutual Farewell". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Dennis (October 1995). "When Rural Communities Lose Passenger Rail Service". Rural Development Perspectives. 12 (2). United States Department of Agriculture: 17.
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