Warren station (Erie Railroad)

WARREN
The 1884 station depot in Warren, Ohio as seen in the 1965, a few years before demolition.
General information
Location	South Street (US 422 / OH 169) at Main Avenue, Warren, Ohio 44483 (before 1966) Pine Avenue, Warren, Ohio 44483 (after 1966)
Owned by	Atlantic and Great Western Railroad (1864–1880) New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad (1880–1905) Erie Railroad (1905–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1976) Conrail (1976–1977)
Line(s)	Main Line (Mahoning Division) Mahoning Division First Sub-Division
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	5315 (Main Line) 5565 (Subdivision)[1]
History
Opened	1864; 160 years ago (1864)
Closed	January 14, 1977; 47 years ago (January 14, 1977)
Rebuilt	1884; 140 years ago (1884) 1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Electrified	Not electrified
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Leavittsburg toward Chicago Main Line Niles toward Jersey City Leavittsburg toward Cleveland Cleveland – Youngstown Niles toward Youngstown

Warren was a former station for the Erie Railroad on its main line (Mahoning Division) and on the Mahoning Division's first subdivision between Cleveland and Pymatuning station. Along the main line, the next station west towards Dearborn Station was Leavittsburg, while east towards Pavonia Terminal was Niles. The station was located 585.7 miles (942.6 km) from Pavonia Terminal and 412.8 miles (664.3 km) from Dearborn Station.^[2]

Warren station consisted of a one-platform structure at the junction of South Street (U.S. Route 422 / State Route 169) at Main Avenue in the center of town. The station depot on Main Avenue was an Erie Type IV wooden frame depot that was shaped 24.5' x 50' x 17'. The site also included a watchman's shanty along Main Avenue and a Railway Express Agency building to the west of the station depot. The station also boasted a gauntlet track, that ran from milepost 53.12 to 53.67 (track miles from Cleveland), which ran trains at a maximum of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).

However, during the 1950s, congestion on South Street began, due to the short, two-lane length of the roadway, along with the disruption of freight and passenger trains along the street. Of nine proposals studied, the eighth of which proposed widening South Street along the railroad side,^[3] was put into effect in 1965. The Railway Express Agency building was demolished, and new rails were installed on the opposite side of the station depot. By 1966, the new two-track main line was in place, and the gauntlet track was being torn up. The station depot, constructed in 1884, was closed and demolished by the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, while remaining passenger service was redirected to the freight depot on Pine Avenue, which was reformatted into a combined passenger/freight station.

Passenger service to Warren on the main line was terminated on January 4, 1970, with the final passing of the Lake Cities,^[4] while service on the subdivision was terminated on January 14, 1977, by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail).