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Gary, IN
Gary, IN
	The original Miller depot, converted to Miller Pizza Station
General information
Location	Lake Street; Gary, Indiana
Coordinates	41°35′58″N 87°16′02″W / 41.5994°N 87.2672°W
History
Opened	1982 (Amtrak)
Closed	April 26, 1986 (Amtrak)
Rebuilt	1910
Previous names	Millers Station, Millers, Miller
Original company	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Former services
	Willow Creek toward Jersey City
Location
Location

Gary, formerly Miller, was a train station in the Miller Beach neighborhood of Gary, Indiana.

History

The station site was established when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived here in 1874. It was referred to as Millers or Miller after the original settlement.^[1] The railroad's main passenger station in the area was Gary Union Station. The station building was constructed in 1910.^[2]

Amtrak began stopping trains here in 1982 when the Cardinal was reactivated.^[3] The Cardinal was rerouted through Indianapolis on April 27, 1986, ending service to the station.^[4] Gary would continue see Amtrak service via the daily Calumet at the train station at 5th and Chase until 1991.

Location

The station was 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of the South Shore Line Miller station.

References

^ The Calumet Region Historical Guide (PDF). The Garman Printing Co. 1939. p. 147.
^ Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780738541310.
^ National Train Timetables. Amtrak. April 25, 1982. p. 32.
^ Francisco, Brian (April 28, 1986). "Amtrak, Muncie Bid a Mutual Farewell". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.