Waterloo station (Indiana)

Waterloo
General information
Location	Lincoln and Center Street Waterloo, IN 46793
Coordinates	41°25′54″N 85°1′30″W
Owned by	Town of Waterloo
Line(s)	Capitol Limited   Lake Shore Limited
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; free
Accessible	Yes(ramp)
Other information
Station code	WTI
History
Opened	1883
Rebuilt	2016
Passengers
2013	24,299  1%
Services
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Waterloo is a train station in Waterloo, Indiana, served by Amtrak, the national passenger rail system in the United States. The station is a former New York Central Railroad depot.

Of the 11 Indiana stations served by Amtrak, Waterloo was the third-busiest in FY2010, after Indianapolis and Lafayette, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 60 passengers daily. The station is 25 miles north of Fort Wayne, Indiana and when the original station was opened in 1990, it was connected to Fort Wayne by an Amtrak bus, which is no longer in service.

Former Waterloo Indiana Amtrak Station from 1990 to 2016

History

In October 2010, the town of Waterloo received a $1.8 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a longer platform just east of the former station, to bring the station up to ADA standards, to add a canopy, lighting, interactive signs, and to incorporate into the station the historic rail depot, which was restored in 2010.

Norfolk Southern, which owns the tracks used by Amtrak trains in Waterloo, expressed concern over the siting of the proposed platform. In response, a new concept was put forth calling for the construction of a modern climate controlled depot with restrooms on the east side of N. Center Street. The stop will also include a full length platform, walkways, lighting, signage, fencing and additional parking spaces. Estimated to cost $6 million, the facility was to be paid for in part through Waterloo’s TIGER grant. Construction was expected to begin early 2013 with completion by 2014. However, Amtrak lost additional funding it would have given to Waterloo in the 2013 budget sequestration, and the depot was never built.

The town later moved the historic New York Central depot to a position across from the existing platform, added additional lighting and walkways, implement electronic signage and paved a new parking lot. The project was completed in June 2016.

External links

• Waterloo, IN – Amtrak
• Waterloo, IN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Waterloo Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Waterloo (WTI)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)