track in Indiana and onto ex-Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) trackage between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Because the PRR approached Cincinnati from the east rather than the west, a long and complex backup move was necessary for trains to reach River Road station. On May 19, 1974, the George Washington name was dropped, and the James Whitcomb Riley name was applied in both directions. On August 1, 1974, Amtrak rerouted the Riley off Penn Central trackage altogether, switching it to C&O trackage between Chicago and Cincinnati. However, the C&O approached Cincinnati from the north and a backup move was still required. The Chicago-Norfolk Mountaineer began service through Cincinnati on March 24, 1975, followed by the Cincinnati-Washington, D.C. Shenandoah on October 31, 1976. On October 30, 1977, the Riley was renamed the Cardinal. Yet another reroute of the Cardinal — this one between Cincinnati and Cottage Grove, Indiana, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on July 17, 1978 — still required a backup move to serve River Road station. The Mountaineer was discontinued on June 1, 1977. The Shenandoah and Cardinal were both discontinued on September 30, 1981, amid budget cuts, briefly ending rail service to Cincinnati. However, the Cardinal was restored on January 8, 1982. In 1990, Union Terminal was remodeled and renamed the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. The remodel enabled Amtrak to return to Union Terminal on July 29, 1991, at last eliminating the backup moves required for River Road service. The River Road station was demolished in 2010 when the adjacent Waldvogel Viaduct was realigned. References Notes External links Railway stations in the United States opened in 1972 Railway stations closed in 1991 Former railway stations in Ohio Transportation buildings and structures in Cincinnati Former Amtrak stations in Ohio Demolished railway stations in the United States