Youngstown station (Erie Railroad)
Youngstown was a station along the Erie Railroad and later the Erie-Lackawanna Railway, from 1922 to 1977 in Youngstown, Ohio. All railroad tracks behind the terminal have been removed, and the building is currently known as Erie Terminal Place, alternative student housing for students attending Youngstown State University.[4]
Youngstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 112 West Commerce Street Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.10182°N 80.65014°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Erie Railroad (1922–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1976) Conrail (1976–19??) LY Property Management (present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Line (Mahoning Division) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 5517[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1922[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | January 14, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erie Terminal Building--Commerce Plaza Building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Paul Boucherle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Classical Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 86001914[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1986 |
Passenger train services
The station into the 1960s served several long distance Erie-Lackawanna trains (each, former Erie Railroad trains) on the road's Hoboken, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois circuit: the Atlantic Express/Pacific Express, the Erie Limited, the Lake Cities.[5][6] [7] The final run of the Lake Cities, the last of these trains after 1965, was in January 1970. [8]
The Erie-Lackawanna, and then, Conrail, continued commuter rail services between Cleveland Union Terminal and Youngstown. Conrail ended this service on January 14, 1977.[9]
Gallery
References
- "List of Station Names and Numbers". Baggage Department. Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- Ohio Historic Places Dictionary - Volume 2. State History Publications, LLC. p. 946. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Erie Terminal Place". LY Property Management. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Erie Railroad timetable, April 27, 1958, Tables 1, 4
- Erie Lackawanna timetable, October 29, 1961, Table 1
- "Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Tables 1, 3". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 96 (1). June 1963.
- "'Lake Cities Makes Last Run'". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. January 6, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- Reiss, George R. (January 15, 1977). "Cleveland Commuter Dies With Fanfare". The Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved May 8, 2012.