Gary station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Railway station in Gary, Indiana

Gary, IN

Gary station in June 1978

General information

Location

5th Street and Chase Street
Gary, Indiana

Coordinates

41°36′10″N 87°22′33″W / 41.6028°N 87.3758°W / 41.6028; -87.3758

Line(s)

Pennsylvania Railroad
Conrail

History

Opened

c. 1907

Closed

May 3, 1991

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Indiana Harbortoward Chicago		Calumet	Gary (Broadway)toward Valparaiso
ChicagoTerminus		Broadway Limited(until 1979)	Valparaisotoward New York
Hammond–Whitingtoward Chicago		Capitol Limited(until 1985)	Valparaisotoward Washington, D.C.
Preceding station	Pennsylvania Railroad		Following station
Clarketoward Chicago		Main Line	Gary (Broadway)toward New York or Exchange Place
Buffingtontoward Chicago		Valparaiso Local	Gary (Broadway)toward Valparaiso

Location

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

History

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

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. The Capitol Limited was inaugurated in 1981, which reinstated intercity services to the station. However, Gary was again dropped on April 28, 1985. Amtrak service ceased entirely after May 3, 1991 when the Calumet was discontinued.

References

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

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Active stations	Connersville Crawfordsville Dyer Elkhart Hammond–Whiting Indianapolis Lafayette Rensselaer South Bend Waterloo
Former stations	Bloomington Fort Wayne Garrett Gary–5th & Chase Gary–Broadway Gary–Miller Hobart Indiana Harbor Jeffersonville Lafayette (Main Street) Logansport Marion Michigan City Muncie Nappanee Peru Richmond (3rd Street) Richmond (10th Street) Terre Haute Valparaiso Warsaw Wheeler Whiting

v t e Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line stations (1918–1968)
Chicago Englewood Cottage Grove Avenue South Chicago Whiting Indiana Harbor Clarke Gary Broadway Hobart Wheeler Valparaiso Wanatah Hanna Davis Hamlet Grovertown Plymouth Inwood Bourbon Atwood Warsaw Winona Lake Pierceton Larwill Columbia City Coesse Arcola Fort Wayne Maples Monroeville Dixon Convoy Van Wert Middlepoint Delphos Elida Lima Lafayette Ada Dola Dunkirk Forest Kirby Upper Sandusky Nevada Bucyrus Robinson Crestline Mansfield Lucas Perrysville Loudonville Lakeville Big Prairie Custaloga Shreve Wooster Smithville Orrville Burton City North Lawrence Newman Massillon Canton Louisville Maximo Alliance Sebring Beloit Garfield Salem Leetonia Columbiana New Waterford East Palestine Enon New Galilee Highland Merado Beaver Falls New Brighton Rochester Freedom Baden Ambridge Sewickley Federal Street Pittsburgh East Liberty Wilkinsburg Braddock East Pittsburgh Wilmerding Pitcairn Trafford Ardara Larimer Irwin Shafton Manor Penn Jeannette Grapeville Radebaugh Greensburg Donahoe Beatty Latrobe Loyalhanna Brandenville Derry Milwood Hillside Torrance Bolivar New Florence Seward Johnstown Conemaugh South Fork Wilmore Portage Cassandra Lilly Cresson Ualdhim Kittaning Point Altoona East Altoona Bellwood Tipton Tyrone Birmingham Shoenberger Union Furnace Spruce Creek Barree Petersburg Warrior Ridge Huntingdon Ardenheim Mill Creek Mapleton Mount Union Newton Hamilton Vineyard Ryde McVeytown Horningford Longfellow Anderson Granville Lewistown Shawnee Hawstone Denholm Mifflin Port Royal Mexico Tuscarora Vandyke Thompsontown Durward Millerstown Old Ferry Newport Bailey Iroquois Losh's Run Aqueduct Juniata Bridge Duncannon Covallen Cove Perdix Marysville Rockville Lucknow Maclay Street Harrisburg Steelton Highspire Middletown Royalton Conewago Elizabethtown Rheems Florin Mount Joy Landisville Lancaster Witmer Bird-in-hand Ronk Gordonville Leaman Place Kinzer Gap Christiana Atglen Lenover Parkesburg Pomeroy Coatesville Cain Thorndale Downingtown Woodbine Bradford Hills Whitford Whiteland Ship Road Glen Loch Frazer Malvern Green Tree Paoli Berwyn Wayne St. Davids Bryn Mawr Haverford Ardmore Narberth Philadelphia / West Philadelphia (Broad Street) North Philadelphia Frankford Bridesburg Tacony Holmesburg Junction Torresdale Cornwells Heights Bristol Morrisville Trenton Lawrence Princeton Junction Plainsboro Monmouth Junction Deans Adams New Brunswick Edison Metuchen Menlo Park Iselin Colonia Rahway Linden Elizabeth North Elizabeth South Street Newark Manhattan Transfer (Exchange Place) New York
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