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Railway station in Gary, Indiana, United States

Gary, IN
The original Miller depot, converted to Miller Pizza Station
General information
LocationLake Street
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°35′58″N 87°16′02″W / 41.5994°N 87.2672°W / 41.5994; -87.2672
History
Opened1982 (Amtrak)
ClosedApril 26, 1986 (Amtrak)
Rebuilt1910
Previous namesMillers Station, Millers, Miller
Original companyBaltimore and Ohio Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
ChicagoTerminus Cardinal Perutoward New York
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Garytoward Chicago Main Line Nappaneetoward Jersey City
Willow Creektoward Jersey City
Location

Gary, formerly Miller, was a train station in the Miller Beach neighborhood of Gary, Indiana.

History

The station site was established when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived here in 1874. It was referred to as Millers or Miller after the original settlement. The railroad's main passenger station in the area was Gary Union Station. The station building was constructed in 1910.

Amtrak began stopping trains here in 1982 when the Cardinal was reactivated. The Cardinal was rerouted through Indianapolis on April 27, 1986, ending service to the station. Gary would continue see Amtrak service via the daily Calumet at the train station at 5th and Chase until 1991.

Location

The station was 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of the South Shore Line Miller station.

References

  1. The Calumet Region Historical Guide (PDF). The Garman Printing Co. 1939. p. 147.
  2. Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780738541310.
  3. National Train Timetables. Amtrak. April 25, 1982. p. 32.
  4. 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. Open access icon
Amtrak stations in Indiana
Active stations
Former stations
Gary train stations
Legend
Up arrowSouth Shore Line to Chicago (Millennium)
Gary/Chicago Airport,
Pennsylvania Railroad
to Chicago Union Station
Up arrow
Gary (PRR)
B&O to Chicago (Grand Central)
NYC to Chicago (LaSalle St.)
Up arrow
Adam Benjamin Metro Center
Gary Union Station
New York Central Railroad
to New York (Grand Central)
Right arrow
Miller and Gary–Lake St
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
to Jersey City
Down arrow
Broadway, Down arrow South Shore Line to South Bend Airport
Down arrow
Pennsylvania Railroad
to New York (Penn)


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