Valparaiso station explained

Style:Amtrak
Style2:Amtrak old
Valparaiso, IN
Address:453 West Lincolnway
Valparaiso, Indiana
Coordinates:41.4671°N -87.0666°W
Line:Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Platform:side platform
Opened:April 25, 1976 (Amtrak)
Closed:May 3, 1991 (Amtrak)[1]
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 888
Zoom:14

Valparaiso station was a train station in Valparaiso, Indiana. Initially served by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was the outbound terminus of the Amtrak Calumet until that service's discontinuance in 1991.

Amtrak began service here on April 25, 1976, as a stop of the Capitol Limited.[2] A fire destroyed the original station building and a small shelter replaced it.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Amtrak Ends Calumet Service . January 12, 2019 . The Star Press . . May 4, 1991 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: First Train–And It's 40 Minutes Late . October 22, 2019 . Vidette-Messenger of Porter County . April 26, 1976 . Valparaiso, Indiana . 11. Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Longest . David E. . Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana . 2007 . Arcadia Publishing . 9780738541310 . 75.