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==Second station==
==Second station==
[[File:Amelia Flats and Union Station (14091238264).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.27|the second Akron Union Station, c. 1906|alt=]]
[[File:Amelia Flats and Union Station (14091238264).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.27|the second Akron Union Station, {{circa|1906}}|alt=]]
The second station building at 245 East Market Street {{nowrap|({{coord|41.0828|-81.5099|type:railwaystation_region:US-OH|display=inline|name=Akron Union Station (1891–1950)}}),}} was completed and in operation in 1891. The Akron Division of the [[Baltimore & Ohio Railroad]] opened in the same year, directly connecting Akron to [[Lodi, Ohio|Lodi]] and [[Chicago]]. Upon opening to passengers, service was provided by the B&0, the [[Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad|Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad]] (which had broken free of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh and its parent [[Pennsylvania Company]]), the [[New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad|New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]] under lease of the [[New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad|New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad]], and the [[Pittsburgh and Western Railroad|Pittsburgh & Western Railroad]]. The latter company later merged into the B&O, completing the main line from [[Pittsburgh]] to Chicago. The services of the [[Valley Railway]] were brought to the depot after a similar merge with the B&O. In 1899, the CA&C was returned to Pennsylvania Company control. The company merged into the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in 1919. The NYP&O was a part of the [[Erie Railroad]] by 1900. The station was closed in 1950 and it was demolished in 1951.<ref>Great Union Stations, 'Akron' https://chicagorailfan.com/stbcakr.html</ref><ref>Camp, Mark J. 'Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio,' Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 27.</ref>
The second station building at 245 East Market Street {{nowrap|({{coord|41.0828|-81.5099|type:railwaystation_region:US-OH|display=inline|name=Akron Union Station (1891–1950)}}),}} was completed and in operation in 1891. The Akron Division of the [[Baltimore & Ohio Railroad]] opened in the same year, directly connecting Akron to [[Lodi, Ohio|Lodi]] and [[Chicago]]. Upon opening to passengers, service was provided by the B&O, the [[Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad|Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad]] (which had broken free of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh and its parent [[Pennsylvania Company]]), the [[New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad|New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad]] under lease of the [[New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad|New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad]], and the [[Pittsburgh and Western Railroad|Pittsburgh & Western Railroad]]. The latter company later merged into the B&O, completing the main line from [[Pittsburgh]] to Chicago. The services of the [[Valley Railway]] were brought to the depot after a similar merge with the B&O. In 1899, the CA&C was returned to Pennsylvania Company control. The company merged into the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in 1919. The NYP&O was a part of the [[Erie Railroad]] by 1900. The station was closed in 1950 and it was demolished in 1951.{{Cn|date=October 2022}}


===Passenger services===
===Passenger services===
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**''[[Blue Ridge Limited]]'' (Washington, DC - Chicago, IL via Pittsburgh) (west-bound only)
**''[[Blue Ridge Limited]]'' (Washington, DC - Chicago, IL via Pittsburgh) (west-bound only)
**''[[Capitol Limited (B&O train)|Capitol Limited]]'' (Chicago, IL - Jersey City, NJ via Pittsburgh) (east-bound)
**''[[Capitol Limited (B&O train)|Capitol Limited]]'' (Chicago, IL - Jersey City, NJ via Pittsburgh) (east-bound)
**''[[Cleveland Night Express]]'' (Baltimore, MD - Cleveland, OH)
**''[[Shenandoah (B&O train)|Shenandoah]]'' (Chicago, IL - Jersey City, NJ)
**''[[Shenandoah (B&O train)|Shenandoah]]'' (Chicago, IL - Jersey City, NJ)
**unnamed Cleveland - Akron - Wheeling service
**unnamed Cleveland - Akron - Wheeling service
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**''[[Atlantic Express and Pacific Express|Atlantic Express/Pacific Express]]'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ)
**''[[Atlantic Express and Pacific Express|Atlantic Express/Pacific Express]]'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ)
**''[[Erie Limited]]'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ)
**''[[Erie Limited]]'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ)
**''Midlander'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ)
**''Midlander'' (Chicago, IL - Hoboken, NJ) (forerunner to the ''[[Lake Cities (train)|Lake Cities]]'')
*Pennsylvania Railroad
*Pennsylvania Railroad
**''Akronite'' (Akron - New York, NY)
**''Akronite'' (Akron - New York, NY)
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==Third station and final years==
==Third station and final years==
The third station, Akron Union Depot, reflecting the shift of location, was opened in 1950 and was located five blocks away, on the east side of the tracks, at 220 Wolf Ledges Parkway.<ref>Camp, Mark J. 'Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio,' Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 27.</ref><ref>UA Buildings and Facilities, The University of Akron: University Communications and Marketing</ref> The Erie Railroad split away in 1949, moving to a separate station on the adjacent Broadway Street. The station was closed in 1971, as the last train being the B&O's ''Capitol Limited.''<ref>Former Union Depot, Waymarking https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7DE5_former_Akron_Union_Depot</ref> That train would be subsequently rerouted with the assumption of passenger services by [[Amtrak]]. Akron briefly saw train service in the 1990s with the arrival of the the rerouting of the ''[[Broadway Limited]] and the [[Three Rivers (train)|Three Rivers]].''
The third station, Akron Union Depot, reflecting the shift of location, was opened in 1950 and was located five blocks away, on the east side of the tracks, at 220 Wolf Ledges Parkway.<ref>Camp, Mark J. 'Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio,' Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 27.</ref><ref>UA Buildings and Facilities, The University of Akron: University Communications and Marketing</ref> The Erie Railroad split away in 1949, moving to a separate station on the adjacent Broadway Street. By the 1950s the Pennsylvania Railroad eliminated the Columbus to Cleveland trains, and Union Station was served by an Akron to [[Hudson, Ohio|Hudson]] taxi shuttle. The station was closed in 1971, as the last trains being the B&O's ''Capitol Limited'' and a shortened Akron-Washington ''[[Shenandoah (B&O train)|Shenandoah]]'' day train.<ref>Former Union Depot, Waymarking https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7DE5_former_Akron_Union_Depot</ref><ref>Edmonson, Harold A. [http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf "Trains on the eve of Amtrak"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050444/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |date=2012-08-26 }}, ''Journey to Amtrak'', reprinted by Kalmbach Publishing, 1972.</ref> The ''Capitol Limited'' would be subsequently rerouted with the assumption of passenger services by [[Amtrak]]. Akron briefly saw train service in the 1990s with the arrival of the rerouting of the ''[[Broadway Limited]] and the [[Three Rivers (train)|Three Rivers]].''


==Disposition today==
==Disposition today==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Quaker Square#Former Amtrak station|Akron Station (Amtrak)]]
* [[Quaker Square#Former Amtrak station|Akron Station (Amtrak)]]

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 8 November 2023

Akron Union Depot
Buckingham Building
The 1950 Akron Union Depot, c. 1950s
General information
Coordinates41°04′38″N 81°31′00″W / 41.0773°N 81.5167°W / 41.0773; -81.5167
Owned byUniversity of Akron
History
OpenedApril 28, 1950
Closed1971
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Fostoria
toward Chicago
 Main Line Youngstown
toward Jersey City
Barberton
toward Chicago
 Cuyahoga Falls
toward Jersey City
Barberton
toward Wheeling
 Cleveland – Akron – Wheeling Akron–Howard
toward Cleveland
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Barberton
closed 1950[a]
toward Columbus
 Columbus – Cleveland Cuyahoga Falls
toward Cleveland
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Barberton
toward Chicago
 Main Line
at Union Station until 1950
 Tallmadge
toward Jersey City

Akron Union Station was a series of three union stations serving several passenger railroads in Akron, Ohio from 1852 to 1971. The station's tenants included the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad. It was a hub, serving train companies serving destinations in different directions, west, north, south and east.[1]

First station

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The original station was constructed by the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad in 1852. The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad moved their passenger service from a station near the modern Quaker Square to this station in 1864. The at-grade station was replaced in 1891 when a grade-separation project was completed through downtown Akron.

Second station

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the second Akron Union Station, c. 1906

The second station building at 245 East Market Street (41°04′58″N 81°30′36″W / 41.0828°N 81.5099°W / 41.0828; -81.5099 (Akron Union Station (1891–1950))), was completed and in operation in 1891. The Akron Division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened in the same year, directly connecting Akron to Lodi and Chicago. Upon opening to passengers, service was provided by the B&O, the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad (which had broken free of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh and its parent Pennsylvania Company), the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad under lease of the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, and the Pittsburgh & Western Railroad. The latter company later merged into the B&O, completing the main line from Pittsburgh to Chicago. The services of the Valley Railway were brought to the depot after a similar merge with the B&O. In 1899, the CA&C was returned to Pennsylvania Company control. The company merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1919. The NYP&O was a part of the Erie Railroad by 1900. The station was closed in 1950 and it was demolished in 1951.[citation needed]

Passenger services

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Representative services in 1946 featured these trains:[2][3][4]

  • Baltimore & Ohio
  • Erie Railroad
  • Pennsylvania Railroad
    • Akronite (Akron - New York, NY)
    • Clevelander (New York, NY - Cleveland, OH, via Akron) (west-bound only)
    • Gotham Limited/Golden Triangle (Chicago, IL - Cleveland, OH, via Akron)
    • unnamed Cleveland - Akron - Columbus - Cincinnati service, unnamed Cleveland - Akron local service

Third station and final years

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The third station, Akron Union Depot, reflecting the shift of location, was opened in 1950 and was located five blocks away, on the east side of the tracks, at 220 Wolf Ledges Parkway.[5][6] The Erie Railroad split away in 1949, moving to a separate station on the adjacent Broadway Street. By the 1950s the Pennsylvania Railroad eliminated the Columbus to Cleveland trains, and Union Station was served by an Akron to Hudson taxi shuttle. The station was closed in 1971, as the last trains being the B&O's Capitol Limited and a shortened Akron-Washington Shenandoah day train.[7][8] The Capitol Limited would be subsequently rerouted with the assumption of passenger services by Amtrak. Akron briefly saw train service in the 1990s with the arrival of the rerouting of the Broadway Limited and the Three Rivers.

Disposition today

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The 1950 station is currently used by the University of Akron as its Buckingham Center for Continuing Education.[9][10] The depot was scheduled for demolition in 2010 as part of a new law school to be built by the university, but plans were scrapped due to local backlash. As a result, a new expansion and renovation was instead added to the C. Blake McDowell Law Center, across the street from Buckingham.[citation needed] Buckingham has been internally renovated as of March 2020.[citation needed]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Akron-Hudson branch retained until 1958

References

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  1. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, February 1932, Index of Railway Stations, p. 1465
  2. ^ "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tables 1, 13, 20". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
  3. ^ "Erie Railroad, Tables 1, 8". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Railroad, Tables 4, 6, 14, 179, 182". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
  5. ^ Camp, Mark J. 'Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio,' Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 27.
  6. ^ UA Buildings and Facilities, The University of Akron: University Communications and Marketing
  7. ^ Former Union Depot, Waymarking https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7DE5_former_Akron_Union_Depot
  8. ^ Edmonson, Harold A. "Trains on the eve of Amtrak" Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Journey to Amtrak, reprinted by Kalmbach Publishing, 1972.
  9. ^ Camp, Mark J. 'Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio,' Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 27.
  10. ^ UA Buildings and Facilities, The University of Akron: University Communications and Marketing
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