Akron Northside is a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train station in Akron, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ridge Street near Howard Street. It is the southern terminus of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

History

This location was previously served by the Howard Street station of the

Valley Railway The Valley Railway was a shortline railroad which operated between the city of Cleveland and small town of Zoarville in the state of Ohio in the United States. The railroad was founded in 1871, but the first segment of track did not open until ...

(which was acquired by the

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...

starting in 1890). Trains began stopping here in 1880. By 1948, the station was served by the ''

Cleveland Night Express The ''Cleveland Night Express'' was an American named train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) on its route between Baltimore, Maryland and Cleveland, Ohio with major station stops in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The B& ...

'', '' Shenandoah'', and '' Washington Night Express''. Cuyahoa Valley Line (later renamed the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) excursion trains began operating here in 1977.

References

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad stations Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations Transportation in Akron, Ohio Former railway stations in Ohio Railway stations in the United States opened in 1880 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977 {{Ohio-railstation-stub