Gary station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Gary, IN
Gary station in June 1978
General information
Location	5th Street and Chase Street Gary, Indiana
Coordinates	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 Harbor toward Chicago Calumet Gary (Broadway) toward Valparaiso Chicago Terminus Broadway Limited (until 1979) Valparaiso toward New York Hammond–Whiting toward Chicago Capitol Limited (until 1985) Valparaiso toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Clarke toward Chicago Main Line Gary (Broadway) toward New York or Exchange Place Buffington toward 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.[1]

History

Gary first appeared on Pennsylvania Railroad time cards on June 23, 1907, a year after the town was founded.[1] It was served by several of the railroad's named trains, including the Liberty Limited, General, Trail Blazer, Manhattan Limited, and Admiral.[2]

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.[3]: 23  The Capitol Limited was inaugurated in 1981, which reinstated intercity services to the station.[4] However, Gary was again dropped on April 28, 1985. Amtrak service ceased entirely after May 3, 1991 when the Calumet was discontinued.

See also

v t e Gary train stations
to Chicago (Millennium) Gary/Chicago Airport, Pennsylvania Railroad to Chicago Union Station Gary (PRR) B&O to Chicago (Grand Central) NYC to Chicago (LaSalle St.) Adam Benjamin Metro Center Gary Union Station New York Central Railroad to New York (Grand Central) Miller and Gary–Lake St Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Jersey City Broadway, to South Bend Airport Pennsylvania Railroad to New York (Penn)

• Union Station (Gary, Indiana) — former joint Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and New York Central Railroad depot
• Adam Benjamin Metro Center — modern South Shore Line station in Gary

References

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