Not to be confused with Napanee railway station.

Nappanee station is a former railway station in Nappanee, Indiana.

History

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad constructed the rail line through what would become Nappanee in 1874.[1]: 18  The stop was originally a simple wood-framed structure,[2] referred to as Locke-Eby after the nearby town of Locke.[1]: 13  The current station building was constructed in 1910 in the Prairie School architecture style.[2][1]: 51  Passenger trains ceased serving the town around 1969 with the discontinuance of the Washington–Chicago Express.

Nappanee became a stop on the Broadway Limited when Amtrak rerouted the train over the former Baltimore and Ohio Main Line in 1990.[3] The town was selected as a stop due to the adjacent parking lot which was owned by the city.[4]: 24  This route was discontinued in 1995. Nappanee again became an Amtrak stop when the Three Rivers's western terminus was extended from Pittsburgh to Chicago on November 10, 1996.[4]: 30–31  Service finally ended on March 7, 2005. It has since become home for a local food pantry, named Nappanee Open Door.

The depot underwent restoration in the early 2000s.[1]: 51 

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wenger, Amy Lant (2003). Around Nappanee. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738531540. OL 3697108M.
  2. ^ a b Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 9780738541310.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Opening New Routes". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. September 9, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nappanee_station
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