Union Station
380 N. High St.
Opened 1897, replacing earlier stations at same location built in 1850 and 1875
Number of station tracks: 8 through
Interlocked switches controlled as follows:
US Tower: controlled the east end of the station
High Street Tower: controlled the west end of the station
Non interlocked switches controlled as follows/supervised by US Tower Train Director:
4th St. switchtender east of station/Myrtle St. switchtender west of station
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 36 Pittsburgh 1:55 am 35 Cincinnati 3:35 am 33 Cincinnati 2:50 233 2:50 pm 38 Pittsburgh 5:33 238 4:18 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 36 Cincinnati 1:43 am 35 Pittsburgh 3:21 am 33 Pittsburgh 2:38 233 2:37 pm 38 Cincinnati 5:23 238 4:08 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1956.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 47 Sportsman Detroit 3:00 am 2:40 pm 7:25 am 30 Athens 9:40 am 35 Toledo 3:15 pm 46 Sportsman Phoebus VA 10:05 pm 11:35 pm 6:15 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 47 Sportsman Phoebus VA 2:47 am 1:55 am 7:20 am 36 Toledo 1:15 pm 37 Athens 7:50 pm 46 Sportsman Detroit 9:50 pm 11:05 pm 6:10 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak, last trains were numbers 46 and 47 which by then was a section of the George Washington.
Departures-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 425 Cincinnati 12:45 5 Cincinnati Express Cincinnati 3:55 417 3:20 15 Ohio State Limited Cincinnati 5:53 5:55 77 6:00 am 7 Toledo 10:00 421 Cincinnati Special Cincinnati 11:00 10:18 447 Cincinnati 12:15 433 Cincinnati Special Cincinnati 3:12 3:30 435 Cincinnati Special Cincinnati 6:00 1 Toledo 11:30Arrivals-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 425 Cleveland 12:15 5 Cincinnati Express Cleveland 3:45 417 2:51 15 Ohio State Limited New York 5:48 5:44 10:55 am 421 Cincinnati Special Cleveland 10:55 10:08 447 Cleveland 11:20 3 Charleston 2:20 433 Cincinnati Special Cleveland 3:05 3:12 435 Cincinnati Special Cleveland 5:55 445 Capital City Special Cleveland 8:50 9:35 9 Charleston 10:05Departures-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 428 Cleveland 2:25 442 Midnight Special Cleveland 3:30 2:35 444 Cleveland Express Cleveland 8:10 7:50 2 Charleston 9:00 426 Cleveland Special Cleveland 12:00 11:50 404 New York Special Cleveland 3:00 4 Charleston 3:50 448 Cleveland 4:35 16 Ohio State Limited Cleveland 6:20 7:07 18 7:20 pm 424 Knickerbocker Cleveland 8:55 6:20Arrivals-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 428 Cincinnati 1:50 442 Midnight Special Cincinnati 3:15 2:05 4 Toledo 8:10 426 Cleveland Special Cincinnati 11:50 11:38 404 New York Special Cincinnati 2:55 448 Cincinnati 4:15 16 Ohio State Limited Cincinnati 6:15 6:57 78 7:00 pm 8 Toledo 6:15 424 Knickerbocker Cincinnati 8:50 6:07Passenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.
Trains of Ohio Central subsidiary to and from Toledo and Charleston, until 1930 used a separate station at 379 W. Broad St.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 36 Portsmouth 11:00 am 34 Portsmouth 10:30 pm 11:10 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 33 Portsmouth 7:20 am 7:30 am 35 Portsmouth 5:25 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1965.
Departures-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 33 St. Louisan St. Louis 1:51 11:53 625 Cleveland 2:55 27 St. Louis 3:36 227 Cincinnati 3:50 79 3:45 41 Cincinnati Limited Cincinnati 5:35 5:51 31 Spirit Of St. Louis St. Louis 6:20 6:15 5:40 am 65 Jeffersonian St. Louis 6:36 21 Spirit Of St. Louis Indianapolis 6:45 605 Cleveland 8:15 115 Fort Hayes Logansport 8:35 81 7:50 67 American St. Louis 9:32 3 8:28 907 Union Richmond IN 1:40 83 2:20 267 Cincinnati Express Cincinnati 1:45 77 2:05 11 St. Louis 1:48 213 Cincinnati 7:00 13 St. Louis 7:15 11 2:42 13 2:10 pm 155 Indianapolis 10:32 7 10:00 109 Ohioan Chicago 11:50 85 11:20Arrivals-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 33 St. Louisan New York 1:47 11:53 27 Pittsburgh 3:10 79 3:15 41 Cincinnati Limited New York 5:27 5:51 31 Spirit Of St. Louis New York 6:15 6:15 5:13 am 65 Jeffersonian New York 6:31 21 Spirit Of St. Louis Washington 6:40 67 American New York 9:27 3 8:28 267 Cincinnati Express Pittsburgh 1:30 77 2:05 13 New York 6:40 11 2:42 13 2:10 pm 155 Pittsburgh 10:22 7 10:00Departures-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 202 Pennsylvania Limited Pittsburgh 2:30 78 1:50 102 Pennsylvania Limited Pittsburgh 3:08 32 2:40 2:45 am 26 Pittsburgh 4:45 12 1:00 pm 6 Allegheny Pittsburgh 12:01 8:10 222 Iron City Express Pittsburgh 3:55 76 3:40 66 American New York 6:27 4 6:43 8:05 pm 40 Cincinnati Limited New York 8:00 7:29 30 Spirit Of St. Louis New York 8:47 9:17 20 Spirit Of St. Louis Washington 8:55 64 Jeffersonian New York 9:08Arrivals-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 202 Pennsylvania Limited Cincinnati 2:10 78 1:50 624 Cleveland 3:00 102 Pennsylvania Limited St. Louis 3:02 32 2:40 2:20 am 26 St. Louis 4:15 110 Ohioan Chicago 7:35 84 7:00 6 Allegheny St. Louis 11:35 8:10 206 Cincinnati 11:45 88 Indianapolis 1:00 12 12:15 222 Iron City Express Cincinnati 3:45 76 3:40 604 Cleveland 6:15 116 Fort Hayes Logansport 6:15 80 5:40 66 American St. Louis 6:17 4 6:43 7:45 pm 40 Cincinnati Limited Cincinnati 7:54 7:29 908 Union Richmond IN 8:41 82 10:45 30 Spirit Of St. Louis St. Louis 8:43 9:17 20 Spirit Of St. Louis Indianapolis 8:51 64 Jeffersonian St. Louis 9:00Passenger service initially retained by Amtrak in 1971, basically trains 4 and 31 the Spirit Of St. Louis at the time.
Until early 1930's, Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains also operated between Columbus and Sandusky.
Columbus Railroads
Franklin County Ohio Railroad Stations
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