Michigan City station was a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was served by two eastbound and one westbound Wolverine train at the time of closure; other Wolverine and Blue Water trains did not stop. The station had a platform shelter near the former prairie-style Michigan Central Railroad depot dating from 1915, which is now a local restaurant.[3][4] That earlier station served Michigan Central Railroad, and later, New York Central passenger trains. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the Canadian (east to Detroit and Toronto), the Chicago Mercury (east to Detroit) and the Wolverine (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train).[5]
Michigan City, IN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Wolverine at Michigan City station in March 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 Washington Street Michigan City, Indiana United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′16″N 86°54′20″W / 41.72111°N 86.90556°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Michigan Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: MCI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 26, 1981[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 4, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 817[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Service began at the new Amtrak station on April 26, 1981.[6]: 203 The station closed effective April 4, 2022.[7] No official reason was given for the closure, and passengers were advised to instead use the New Buffalo station 10 miles (16 km) east.[8] The electric interurban South Shore Line, which operates between South Bend and Chicago, stops at 11th Street station roughly a mile to the south.
References edit
- ^ "Indiana May Lose Last Passenger Train Service". The Logansport Pharos-Tribune. April 2, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Pete, Joseph S. (July 19, 2020). "NWI Business Ins and Outs: Domino's coming to Hobart, American Sale closes after 50 years in Lansing, sushi place comes to Winfield, and Troost closes". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed April 4, 2013.
- ^ June 1951 New York Central timetable, Tables 7, 15, 26 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
- ^ "Michigan City, IN, Station Closing". Amtrak. March 2022. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022.
- ^ Maddux, Stan (March 29, 2022). "Amtrak Station Closing in Michigan City". Hometown News Now. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Michigan City station at Wikimedia Commons
- Michigan City, IN – Amtrak
- Michigan City, IN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- "Michigan City Amtrak Station". TrainWeb.org.
- Michigan City (MCI)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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