Editing Galion, Ohio (section)

===Transportation===
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 Railroad|New York Central]], began operating regular service between [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] and [[Cleveland]], stopping at Galion along the way.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Murphy|first=Ared Maurice|date=1925-06-01|title=The Big Four Railroad in Indiana|url=https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/6363|journal=Indiana Magazine of History|issn=1942-9711}}</ref>  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 (Galion, Ohio)|Big Four Depot]] at 127 Washington Street served passenger trains until 1971. The Erie Depot on South Market Street, served until 1970 and the 1891 structure was demolished later that year.<ref>Camp, Mark J. Railroad Depots of West Central Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. 2006.</ref> 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.[[File:Galion, Ohio, 1891 LOC 2008626631.tif|thumb|Galion, Ohio, 1891. Shows the original North Central railyard and roundhouse.]]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 [[U.S. Route 30 in Ohio|US 30]] opened in 2005, and passes just north of town, giving the community excellent transportation access.

State routes in Galion include [[Ohio State Highway 309|309]], which connects [[Marion, Ohio|Marion]] to the southwest with [[Ontario, Ohio|Ontario]] to the east; [[Ohio State Highway 598|598]], which originates in Galion and stretches northward; [[Ohio State Highway 19|19]], which heads westward toward [[Bucyrus, Ohio|the county seat]] and also south toward Williamsport; [[Ohio State Highway 61|61]], which goes south towards Morrow and Delaware Counties and north to Lake Erie, and [[Ohio State Highway 97|97]], which goes east through [[Lexington, Ohio|Lexington]].