2 ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Indiana ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Rail road , ▁a ▁prede cess or ▁road ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁and ▁Michigan ▁Southern ▁Railway , ▁that ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁brick ▁structure . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Corn el ius ▁V ander b ilt ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁and ▁Hudson ▁River ▁Rail road ▁held ▁a ▁majority ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁and ▁Michigan ▁Southern ▁Railway . ▁The ▁Southern ▁Rail ways ▁track age ▁provided ▁an ▁ideal ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁from ▁Buff alo ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁and ▁Hudson ▁River ▁Rail road ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁and ▁Michigan ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road , ▁built ▁the ▁new ▁Ch est erton ▁Dep ot ▁out ▁of ▁brick ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁across ▁Four th ▁Street , ▁they ▁built ▁a ▁fre ight ▁house ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁P enn ▁Central ' s ▁fre ight ▁service ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁Con ra il ▁and ▁it ▁ended ▁passenger ▁service ▁altogether . ▁Pass enger ▁service ▁to ▁Ch est erton ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9