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Fostoria station

Coordinates: 41°09′10″N 83°24′50″W / 41.1528°N 83.4138°W / 41.1528; -83.4138
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Fostoria, OH
Fostoria station in May 1983
General information
Location500 South Main Street
Fostoria, Ohio[1]
Coordinates41°09′10″N 83°24′50″W / 41.1528°N 83.4138°W / 41.1528; -83.4138
Line(s)CSX Willard Subdivision
History
OpenedMarch 1907 (B&O)
November 10, 1990 (Amtrak)
December 15, 1997
Closed1971
September 9, 1995
March 7, 2005
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Nappanee
toward Chicago
Three Rivers Akron
toward New York
Garrett
toward Chicago
Broadway Limited
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Garrett
toward Chicago
Main Line Akron–Union
Galatea
toward Chicago
Tiffin

Fostoria station is a former train station in Fostoria, Ohio.

History

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The station building was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It opened in March 1907. Baltimore and Ohio services ended in 1971.[2]

When Amtrak rerouted the Broadway Limited in 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  The Broadway Limited served the station between 1990 and 1995. Amtrak again reactivated the stop on December 15, 1997, for the Three Rivers. Passenger service finally ceased in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "amrak system timetables". Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
  2. ^ Camp, Mark J. (2005). Railroads Depots of Northwest Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 9780738534015.
  3. ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.