Garrett station

Garrett, IN
The station building in 1978
General information
Location	300 North Randolph Street Garrett, Indiana
Coordinates	41.3527°N 85.1361°W / 41.3527; -85.1361
History
Opened	c. 1875 November 10, 1990 (Amtrak)
Closed	April 30, 1971 September 9, 1995 (Amtrak)
Original company	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Nappanee toward Chicago Broadway Limited Fostoria toward New York Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Nappanee toward Chicago Main Line Fostoria toward Jersey City Albion toward Chicago Hicksville toward Jersey City

Garrett station was a railway station in Garrett, Indiana.

History

The town of Garrett was established by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad when the line was extended here in 1875.[1] The station was named after John Garret, President of the B & O.[2] The station would be served by several of the company's named trains, including the Diplomat, Capitol Limited, and Washington–Chicago Express.[3] Service ended in 1971 when the Capitol Limited was discontinued.

The station became a stop on the Amtrak Broadway Limited on November 10, 1990 when the service was rerouted over the former Baltimore and Ohio line through Ohio and Indiana.[4] Amtrak Thruway bus service provided a link to Fort Wayne, which was one of the cities bypassed — this operated until April 2, 1995.[5] Passenger service ended with the discontinuation of the Broadway Limited on September 9, 1995. The station building was demolished that same year.[6]

References

1. History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 675–676.
2. "The Garrett Historical Society". The Garrett Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
3. "Passenger Timetable" (PDF). C&O-B&O. October 30, 1966. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via Streamliner Memories.
4. "Amtrak Opening New Routes". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. September 9, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 24, 27. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
6. Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9780738541310.