Peru station

Peru, IN
General information
Location	201 West Canal Street Peru, Indiana
Coordinates	40.748°N 86.073°W / 40.748; -86.073
History
Opened	September 24, 1974
Closed	April 27, 1986
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Gary toward Chicago Cardinal Marion toward New York Chicago Terminus Mountaineer Marion toward Norfolk James Whitcomb Riley Marion toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Hoover toward Hammond Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Santa Fe toward Cincinnati
Location

Peru station was a railway station in Peru, Indiana.

Amtrak service to the Peru began on September 24, 1974 after the James Whitcomb Riley was detoured onto the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tracks through Indiana.[1]: 24  Service to Peru ended after April 27, 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.[2]

The station building was subsequently torn down and the tracks were removed to allow for construction of the Peru Riverwalk.

References

1. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
2. 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.

External links

• Peru Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide — Train Web)