Depot

Our Depot

• The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad built the Olmsted Falls Depot in 1876 as a part of major improvements made along the line between Cleveland and Toledo. The depot replaced a smaller flag stop in Olmsted Falls at the Columbia Road railroad crossing. By 1909, the depot was moved from Mapleway Drive on rollers by a locomotive to this site to be closer to the heart of the village. In the early 20th Century, ten trains a day stopped here. One was the "Plug", which took commuters between Olmsted Falls and Cleveland. By mid-century, cars and planes had largely replaced train travel. The last regularly scheduled train stopped here in 1949 and service ended completely in 1960. The depot became the home of the Cuyahoga Valley and West Shore Model Railroad Club in 1977 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

• The depot was split into 2 waiting rooms, a ticket office, and a baggage and freight room. The Eastern Waiting room now plays host to our G scale and O Scale layouts. The Western Waiting room is home to our N Scale and part of our HO scale layout, featuring a triple tracked helix, to reach the second level. The Baggage and Freight room is completely dedicated to the remainder of our expansive HO scale layout.

• On the grounds of our depot we have our PRR N8 Caboose, along with two New York Central G Head signal masts. Come relax and watch trains in our picnic area along side Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line between Cleveland and Chicago.