Fostoria stationis a formertrain stationinFostoria, Ohio.
Fostoria, OH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Fostoria station in May 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 500 South Main Street Fostoria, Ohio[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°09′10″N83°24′50″W/ 41.1528°N 83.4138°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSXWillard Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 1907 (B&O) November 10, 1990 (Amtrak) December 15, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1971 September 9, 1995 March 7, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThestation buildingwas constructed by theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad.It opened in March 1907. Baltimore and Ohio services ended in 1971.[2]
WhenAmtrakrerouted theBroadway Limitedin 1990, Fostoria was selected as a stop on the line. The city pledged $65,000 (equivalent to $151,589 in 2023) to refurbish the station, platform, and parking lot for the new service.[3]: 24 TheBroadway Limitedserved the station between 1990 and 1995. Amtrak again reactivated the stop on December 15, 1997, for theThree Rivers.Passenger service finally ceased in 2005.
References
edit- ^"amrak system timetables".Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 13.Retrieved28 November2021– via Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^Camp, Mark J. (2005).Railroads Depots of Northwest Ohio.Arcadia Publishing.p. 12.ISBN9780738534015.
- ^Sanders, Craig (2006).Amtrak in the Heartland.Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press.ISBN978-0-253-34705-3.
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