Rensselaer station

Rensselaer
The Amtrak shelter station in Rensselaer in 2010. The station has since been moved slightly east and a new ADA-accessible platform constructed.
Location	619 North Cullen Street Rensselaer, IN 47978
Coordinates	40°56′36″N 87°09′18″W / 40.9432°N 87.1551°WCoordinates: 40°56′36″N 87°09′18″W / 40.9432°N 87.1551°W
Line(s)	Cardinal   Hoosier State
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	REN
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	2,239[1]  4.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Dyer toward Chicago Cardinal Lafayette, IN toward New York City Hoosier State Lafayette, IN toward Indianapolis

Rensselaer is an Amtrak station in Rensselaer, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. The current Rensselaer Station is little more than an enclosed sheltered waiting area built in 1979.^[2] The former Monon Railroad station house was demolished sometime before that year.^[3]

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Rensselaer Station received a new 550-foot long, ADA compliant concrete platform at an approximate cost of $500,000. On April 20, 2011, the new platform was dedicated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by federal, state and local officials and a grade school choir.^[4]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. Longest, David E. (2007). Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 0-7385-4131-1.
3. Rensselaer Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
4. Great American Stations. Accessed April 4, 2013.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Rensselaer, IN
• Rensselaer Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Rensselaer (REN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)