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Barberton | |||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Barberton_station_2023.png) The Barberton depot in January 2023, facing the former platform and front of the depot. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 356 4th Street NW, Barberton, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°01′14″N 81°36′33″W / 41.02064°N 81.60917°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line (Kent Division)[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 5809[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Closed | August 1, 1965[2][3] | ||||||||||
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Barberton was a train station along the Erie Railroad main line in the city of Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, United States. Located 612.8 miles (986.2 km) from Hoboken Terminal on the Kent Division of the main line,[1] the station first saw service in 1890 while under the ownership of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad, created to bring people to the new community. Passenger service was terminated on August 1, 1965, with the cancellation of the Atlantic Express (eastbound) Pacific Express (westbound), and multi-day trains from Hoboken to Dearborn Station in Chicago, Illinois.
Located at 356 4th Street NW, the city of Barberton was a big part of the large rubber manufacturing area in and around nearby Akron.[4] The depot was constructed by Ohio Columbus Barber, the founder of the community which forked from New Portage Township and was designated a Type IV structure by the Erie Railroad in the Valuation Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission.[5] The depot has also been an important stop for several Presidents of the United States, including two campaign stops for Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, as well as the funeral train for Warren G. Harding.
- ^ a b c "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective 2:01 AM August 1, 1965" (PDF). Youngstown, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railroad. August 1, 1965. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective 2:01 AM April 25, 1965" (PDF). Youngstown, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railroad. April 25, 1965. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ DeYoung, Larry (1991). Erie Lackawanna in Color. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books. p. 88. ISBN 187888705X.
- ^ Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Erie Railroad Facilities in Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books. p. 60. ISBN 9781582482088.