Lafayette station (Indiana)

Lafayette

Lafayette's historic Amtrak station was originally a "Big Four" Depot
Location 200 North 2nd Street
Lafayette, Indiana, United States 47901
Owned by City of Lafayette
Line(s)
  Cardinal
  Hoosier State
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections CityBus
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LAF
History
Opened 1902
Rebuilt 1994
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 24,925[1] Decrease 8.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Cardinal
Hoosier State
toward Indianapolis
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
Templeton
toward Chicago
Chicago – Cincinnati
(Big Four Railroad)
Crane
toward Cincinnati
Amtrak
toward Chicago
Kentucky Cardinal
toward Louisville
Terminus
Mountaineer
Peru
toward Norfolk
Big Four Depot
Coordinates 40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W / 40.41861°N 86.89556°W / 40.41861; -86.89556Coordinates: 40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W / 40.41861°N 86.89556°W / 40.41861; -86.89556
Area 8 acres (3 ha)
Architect Buckeye Chum Company
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 03000548[2]
Added to NRHP June 22, 2003

Lafayette is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. The current station facility was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad depot.[3] The station building was moved to its current location from a different site. It is a Romanesque Revival style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway,[4] as the Big Four Depot.[5] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[2]

Significance

The building is an example of early twentieth century commercial architecture. It is one of two such structures in Indiana. It became part of the New York Central System, serving passengers through Lafayette between Cincinnati and Chicago. Lafayette was a major stop on this main artery of transportation for the NYC.[6]

ca. 1910. Big Four Depot

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ http://www.urbanindiana.com/in_lafayette/lafayette_in_2005_5.html
  4. ↑ Dynamic Depot Maps - Indiana
  5. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Four Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  6. ↑ Library of Congress, Template:AmericanMemory.LOC.GOV; HABS IND,79-LAFY,3-; Survey number HABS IN-257
  7. ↑ American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation, October 19, 2016 Press Release. "Rail Rangers Bring Interpretive Programs to Indiana's Rails"

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