Name That Station!

[Ryan]

Looks like the sign on the platform says "<- Trains to Newark/New" (York, I assume).

That'd most likely put it between Trenton and Newark (I'm assuming that it it were south of Trenton that it would be mentioned on the sign).

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Metuchen, NJ?

 

[SubwayNut]

It is Metchen, NJ, I was scourging around the old NEC timetables and found that the station is on the timetable for their first year of operation (gone by the June 1972 timetable) with no southbound trains toward Philadelphia stopping but one weekday and two weekend northbound trains stopping running towards New York.

I guess that makes the station a former Amtrak station!

 

[Ryan]

Wow, that looks nothing like the picture in Google Streetview:

http://maps.gstatic.com/m/streetview/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.541289,-74.360694&spn=0.003856,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.54117,-74.360644&panoid=w1QXLl7XE6ILs8EzfWLlIw&cbp=12,140.57,,0,1.54

 

[SubwayNut]

That google streetview is from the Parking lot along the Trenton-bound platform, and is the backside of a small wooden waiting room. The main old 1888 station house is along the New York-bound platform, see my photo essay on my website for full details.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

I still don't know how to post, so I will pass again. Anybody know what Amtrak train stopped at Metuchen?

 

[amtrakwolverine]

I'll post Name this former amtrak station

 

[SubwayNut]

I still don't know how to post, so I will pass again. Anybody know what Amtrak train stopped at Metuchen?

Here's the A-day timetable between New York and Philly, Page 1

I think just regular 'Clocker' type trains betwen PHL and NYP. It says coaches only.

 

[Shanghai]

I'll post Name this former amtrak station

Fosteria, Ohio

 

[amtrakwolverine]

Sorry its not fosteria nor is it in ohio

 

[Shanghai]

How about Wisconsin Dells?

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

How about Wisconsin Dells?

Isn't that still served by the EB?

 

[amtrakwolverine]

sorry shanghai try again. Hint 1 it hasn't seen passenger service since 1986

 

[Shanghai]

sorry shanghai try again. Hint 1 it hasn't seen passenger service since 1986

Kevin, Were you born in 1986?

 

[Shanghai]

Now I remember this station. I saw it in October this year. It is Muncie, Indiana!!

 

[amtrakwolverine]

muncie is correct. your turn to post.

 

[Shanghai]

OK, let's get back to active Amtrak Stations.

Here is one that many of Amtrak Unlimited members have visited.

Who will be the first to Name the Station??

 

[CHamilton]

We were there for the Gathering, I think. Is that Trenton?

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Yeah, that TRE. I spy the NJT in fron6t of the station.

 

[Shanghai]

We were there for the Gathering, I think. Is that Trenton?

Yes and Yes, Charlie. We were there at the Gathering and it is indeed, Trenton,

the capital of the Garden State!! Up the road about 15 miles is Princeton and

the Dinky!!

 

[Shanghai]

Yeah, that TRE. I spy the NJT in fron6t of the station.

I could not find the NJT on the building, but if you look to the extreme center-left of the photo

you can see the bus to Praven!!

 

[CHamilton]

Thanks! Here's another easy one. It's a currently active station...for now.

 

[jebr]

Minneapolis, MN!

Edit: Technically St Paul, MN. Will be moving sometime next year to SPUD.

 

[CHamilton]

Well, it's technically in St. Paul, but yes, that's Midway Station. jebr, it's your turn to post.

 

[jebr]

Here's one. Didn't take it myself, so will post the source once someone guesses correctly. (No cheating by reverse searching the photo! )