User:Mitchazenia/Ashland (Erie Railroad station)

Ashland was a station along the Erie Railroad's Kent Division of the Main Line in the city of Ashland, Ohio. The station was located on Cottage Street near Vine Street in the center of Ashland. First constructed in 1862, the station open as part of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. The station depot that was constructed burned down on October 16, 1891. A new station was constructed and dedicated on February 9, 1893 to replace it.

However, in 1943, a pair of incidents damaged and eventually destroyed the station. First, in June 1943, the station depot's cupola was destroyed in a fireworks accident on a passing by train. Three months later, in September 1943, a massive freight train derailment in downtown Ashland sent several cars crashing into the depot, which was a total loss. After demolition, the passenger services for Ashland were moved to the freight station on Cottage Street, until the last passenger train, The Lake Cities stopped at Ashland on January 6, 1970.