Painesville station explained

Address:475 Railroad Street
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Closed:1971
Coordinates:41.7334°N -81.2436°W
Events1:Groundbreaking
Events2:Museum Opening
Years1:1892
Years2:2017
Style:New York Central Railroad
Painesville
Opened:February 1, 1893
Owned:Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (1893  - 1914)
New York Central (1914  - 1968)
Penn Central (1968  - 1976)
Greyhound Lines (1971  - 1988)
Conrail (1976  - 1993)
Edward Dunlap (1993  - 1997)
Western Reserve Railroad Association (1997  - present)
Other Services Header:Former services
Tracks:2
Website:http://www.painesvillerailroadmuseum.org/

Painesville is a disused railroad depot in Painesville, Ohio. It was opened in 1893 to replace an older depot on the same line. The depot is located on Railroad Street. The depot is currently used as a railroad museum.[1]

History

July 1892 - Groundbreaking of the new Lake Shore depot.

February 1, 1893 - Station opens

May 1971 - Passenger service to Painesville Depot had stopped, the depot became a Greyhound Bus station until about mid 1988.

1988 - Conrail used the depot for storing signals and equipment.

1997 - The Western Reserve Railroad Association was formed to help save this historic landmark.

2002 - Ohio Historical Maker awarded[2]

2015 - City of Painesville makes Railroad Street and Depot a Historic District.

2017 - Railroad museum opens

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Painesville Railroad Museum. painesvillerailroadmuseum.org. May 24, 2018.
  2. Web site: Remarkable Ohio. remarkableohio.org. May 24, 2018.