page_title: Galion, Ohio
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Galion, Ohio / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Galion "Big Four" Depot
context_page_description: Galion is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,512 at the 2010 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus.
  The Crawford County portion of Galion is part of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area. The small portion of the city that is located in Richland County is part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the portion extending into Morrow County is considered part of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area.
context_section_description: The Erie Railroad also ran through Galion and established large rail yards here, making the city an important rail center.
  In April, 1851 the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, later known as the "Big Four" and eventually the New York Central, began operating regular service between Columbus and Cleveland, stopping at Galion along the way.  Prior to the end of the 19th century, Galion became a division headquarters for the line.
  Galion once boasted two large railroad depots, the Big Four Depot on Washington Street, and the Erie Depot on South  Market Street, which was torn down in 1986 due to its poor condition, after having served as a maintenance office for Conrail. With the move of the Erie yards to Marion in the 1910s, the railroads declined, although the city remained a passenger rail center into the 1960s.  The Big Four Depot was abandoned; however, it has since been acquired by the City of Galion and is undergoing a slow but thorough restoration.
  From 1915 to 1923, Galion was on the original route of the Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast route.  In later years, however, the northern route was improved and became US 30 North, although until approximately 1970 the route through Galion was designated as US 30 South.  The new, four-lane US 30 opened in 2005, and passes just north of town, giving the community excellent transportation access.
  State routes in Galion include 309, which connects Marion to the southwest with Ontario to the east; 598, which originates in Galion and stretches northward; 19, which heads westward toward the county seat and also south toward Williamsport; 61, which goes south towards Morrow and Delaware Counties and north to Lake Erie, and 97, which goes east through Lexington.
caption: "Big Four" train depot
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