Garrett station
Garrett, IN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 300 North Randolph Street Garrett, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°21′10″N 85°08′10″W / 41.3527°N 85.1361°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | c. 1875 November 10, 1990 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 30, 1971 September 9, 1995 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 675–676.
- ^ "The Garrett Historical Society". The Garrett Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Passenger Timetable" (PDF). C&O-B&O. October 30, 1966. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via Streamliner Memories.
- ^ "Amtrak Opening New Routes". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. September 9, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 24, 27. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
- ^ Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9780738541310.