Dyer station

Dyer
The old Amtrak shelter station at Dyer before replacement, looking "railroad west" (compass northwest) towards Chicago.
Location	913 Sheffield Avenue Dyer, IN 46311
Coordinates	41°30′55″N 87°31′05″W / 41.5154°N 87.5181°W / 41.5154; -87.5181Coordinates: 41°30′55″N 87°31′05″W / 41.5154°N 87.5181°W / 41.5154; -87.5181
Line(s)	Cardinal   Hoosier State
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Disabled access	Ada Accessible
Other information
Station code	DYE
History
Opened	1986
Rebuilt	2014
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,392 (2014)[1]  6.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Chicago Terminus Cardinal Rensselaer toward New York City Hoosier State Rensselaer toward Indianapolis

Dyer is an Amtrak station in Dyer, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State, and is the penultimate station for both trains.

Dyer Station was merely a sheltered platform and a little shelter with just seats before a renovation in 2014, which demolished the 1970s era "Amshack" shelter, built a larger station house which was ADA accessible, and repaved the platform and parking lot.^[2] It is located near an at-grade crossing of two railroad lines; CSX (formerly the Monon Railroad) and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern.^[3] The original depot stood at the diamond junction itself.^[4]

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) has proposed a line to Lowell, Indiana, using Dyer as a stop. However, the station is intended to be south of both the existing station and the CSX/EJ&E crossing at U.S. 30.^[5]

Connections

On August 2, 2010, Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority revamped the Hammond Transit System into EasyGo Lake Transit. The newly introduced Red Route terminated approximately a mile northeast of the station, at Main/Calumet intersection. Riders could take the Red Route to Munster, Hammond and Chicago's East Side neighborhood. They could also transfer to other EasyGo routes and connect to other towns and cities throughout Lake Country.

Hammond Transit and EasyGo Lake Transit discontinued all service on June 30, 2012.^[6]

Interpretive Guides

In October 2016, the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation announced that it would be partnering with the Indiana Department of Transportation and Iowa Pacific Holdings to have its Rail Rangers Interpretive Guides on select departures of the Hoosier State (train), effective November 27, 2016. Guides ride between Lafayette, Indiana and Chicago Union Station on select Sunday morning departures of the northbound Hoosier State providing commentary about Indiana history and scenery. Guides with the non-profit provide passengers with free route guide sheets and Chicago maps, plus have an Indiana-themed junior ranger program available for children and teens. The Rail Rangers' new "Riding the Hoosier Rails" program takes place approximately two to three weekends per month. ^[7] The APRHF Rail Rangers primarily provide programs aboard private passenger rail excursions. The group sprung from a now-defunct APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails program that operated on the Southwest Chief between Chicago and La Plata, Missouri from May 2013 to July 2015.

Notes

References

• Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4131-1. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Dyer, IN
• Dyer Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Dyer (DYE)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)