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The Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad was chartered in 1836, due to public support in building a railroad line between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Construction of the line was completed in 1852, with additional branch lines to Akron, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia.
Amtrak's Capitol Limited joined the station when the Amtrak incarnation of the train was launched in 1981. Amtrak service with the Broadway Limited and the Capitol Limited at the station ended in 1990 as those trains were rerouted that fall to the north: the Broadway Limited to Akron and the Capitol Limited to Alliance, Ohio. [8] [9]
Expo Train 1902 — 1904 Pittsburgh, PA — Fort Wayne, IN — Columbia City, IN — Logansport, IN — St. Louis, MO for World's Fair; Exposition Express 1901 St. Louis, MO — Columbus, OH — Akron, OH — Buffalo, NY via Erie for World's Fair; Exposition Flyer 1895 — 1896 New York, NY — Atlanta, GA for Cotton States Expo
The eastbound train left Akron’s Union Depot at 11:08 p.m. for Washington, arriving in Pittsburgh at 1:36 a.m. The westbound train for Chicago arrived in Akron at 1:50 a.m.
The Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toledo Railroad opened tracks from New Castle to Youngstown and a line continuing west to Valley Junction (near Akron, Ohio) in 1884. On August 1, 1887, much of PC&T's railway was leased by the Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company for passenger service directly between Chicago, Illinois to Philadelphia ...
A 1985 advertisement for the Buckeye Route connecting Ohio's cities by rail. Amtrak offers three passenger train routes through Ohio, serving the major cities of Toledo, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. [1] The major cities of Columbus, Akron and Dayton do not have Amtrak service. Columbus is the second largest metropolitan area in the U.S. without ...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Akron and New Castle Railroad: ACY: 1892 1907 Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway: Akron and Pittsburgh Railroad: ACY: 1895 1899 Northern Ohio Railway: Akron Terminal Railway: ACY/ B&O/ ERIE/ PRR: 1901 1901 Barberton, Akron and Eastern Railway: Akron Transfer Railroad: ACY: 1891 1902 Richland and Mahoning Railway
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]