Cincinnati, Richmond, & Muncie Depot facts for kids

Muncie, IN
The depot as seen in 2007
Location	700 E. Wysor St. Muncie, Indiana
History
Opened	1901
Closed	April 27, 1986
Rebuilt	1974
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Marion toward Chicago Cardinal Richmond toward New York Mountaineer Richmond toward Norfolk Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Jonesboro toward Hammond Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Losantville toward Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Richmond, & Muncie Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Indiana Location in the United States
Architect	William S. Kaufman; Locke & Hill
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	97000304
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1997

The Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie Depot (also known as the Wysor Street Depot) is a restored train station in Muncie, Indiana, United States. Built in 1901, it was acquired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1910. The station was used for passenger train service throughout the 20th century and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is currently used as a visitor center and office for the adjacent Cardinal Greenway.

History

The station was built in 1901 by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (CR&M), which was acquired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1910. Into the early 1930s the C&O ran an unnamed night train through the station on a Chicago - Cincinnati. However, by 1938, that service was shortened to a day train from Hammond to Cincinnati. For the concluding Hammond - Chicago segment, the C&O arranged with the Monon Railroad to accept C&O ticket for that segment of the trip. For through C&O sleeping cars from Chicago to Washington or the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area, C&O ceded to the New York Central the responsibility of carrying sleepers from Chicago to Cincinnati.

The C&O ended passenger service to Muncie in 1949, but the station was used for freight service until 1950 when the Muncie Gear Works became its new tenant.

In 1973, Chessie System (which eventually became CSX Transportation) restored the station for passenger service so it could be used by Amtrak on the James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington routes (which eventually became the Cardinal). The station was again removed from passenger service when the Cardinal was rerouted in 1986. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1997. Restoration of the station began in 2003. The restoration was completed and the building reopened to the public on June 5, 2005.

The building is now used as a visitor center and office for the Cardinal Greenway recreation trail, which uses the former C&O right-of-way. On display inside are photos and artifacts from the region's railroad history as well as photographs of the surrounding communities. Although the former C&O track has since been removed, a second parallel track, now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway, remains in operation; it is separated from the Cardinal Greenway trail by a safety fence.