Gary_station_(B&O)
Gary, formerly Miller, was a train station in the Miller Beach neighborhood of Gary, Indiana.
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| Location | Lake Street Gary, Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.5994°N 87.2672°W / 41.5994; -87.2672 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1982 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 26, 1986 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Millers Station, Millers, Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station site was established when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived here in 1874. It was referred to as Millers or Miller after the original settlement.[1] The railroad's main passenger station in the area was Gary Union Station. The station building was constructed in 1910.[2]
Amtrak began stopping trains here in 1982 when the Cardinal was reactivated.[3] The Cardinal was rerouted through Indianapolis on April 27, 1986, ending service to the station.[4] Gary would continue see Amtrak service via the daily Calumet at the train station at 5th and Chase until 1991.
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The station was 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of the South Shore Line Miller station.
- The Calumet Region Historical Guide (PDF). The Garman Printing Co. 1939. p. 147.
- Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780738541310.
- National Train Timetables. Amtrak. April 25, 1982. p. 32.
- 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.
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