Note: Capitol Limited and Broadway Limited were rerouted via Waterloo, IN in November 1990

Station Information:

Address

424 North Central Street
Lima, OH 45801

Location

39.41 N, 79.41 W

Elevation

268m / 880ft

Population

38,771 (Census 2010)

Building

Brick, Built in 1887

Condition

Penn RR depot exists

Amtrak Train Information:

BROADWAY LIMITED

[ Chicago, IL - Pittsburgh, PA - Philadelphia, PA - New York, NY ]

Broadway Limited was rerouted in November 1990.

CAPITOL LIMITED

[ Chicago, IL - Pittsburgh, PA - Cumberland, MD - Washington, DC ]

Capitol Limited was rerouted in November 1990.

The last Amtrak timetable showing the Fort Wayne route (issued on April 1, 1990 2nd Ed.)

(Source: timetables.org ©1990 National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Visited on October 11, 20015

Lima Station

Former Pennsylvania Railroad Station

Platform Side

The same view of the photo in 1978 below

Looking West (Chicago)

Looking East (New York)

Central Avenue (Looking North)

Wayne Street near Station (Looking West)

Amtrak Lima Station (June 1978)

Amtrak Lima Station - Platform Side (October 1984)

Amtrak Lima Station - Platform Side (August 1990)