Crawfordsville station

Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville
	Mayor (as of 2011) Charles Coons is pictured in front of the Amtrak shelter station at Crawfordsville station
General information
Location	410 North Green Street; Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Coordinates	40°02′41″N 86°53′57″W / 40.0447°N 86.8992°W
Line(s)	Cardinal Hoosier State
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	CRF
History
Opened	1926
Closed	1967
Rebuilt	2005–2006
Passengers
2013	6,249 4.1%
Services

Crawfordsville is an Amtrak station on the Cardinal and Hoosier State lines in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

History

The original station was built in 1926 by the Monon Railroad, which it served until 1967.^[2] Amtrak currently uses a shelter station immediately adjacent to the original depot, which is now under private ownership.

Renovation

The shelter station was in poor condition in 2005 when seniors at Crawfordsville Senior High School began renovating it in a project which soon attracted national attention. They applied for grants and obtained material from local merchants. Trains Magazine reported that the students painted the station, reglazed the windows, repaired the ventilation system and lighting, and planted a flower garden outside, removing 60 bags of trash. The refurbished station had a grand reopening the following May.^[3]

In recognition of their efforts, Amtrak gave its "Champions of the Rails" award to the Crawfordsville High School class of 2006.^[3] The students spoke to Amtrak officials in Chicago and also travelled to Washington, D.C., to address members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers and of the United States Congress.

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 28, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Johnston, Bob (March 2008). "Crawfordsville's high school champs". Trains magazine. p. 41. {{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |magazine= (help)

External links

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[1] "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[2] Great American Stations. Accessed March 28, 2013.

[Kalmbach-3] Johnston, Bob (March 2008). "Crawfordsville's high school champs". Trains magazine. p. 41. {{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |magazine= (help)

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