Aurora in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad Randall Secondary
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Aurora Train Station
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 9, 2026
1. Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad Randall Secondary side of marker
Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad Randall Secondary. The Randall Secondary rail line dates to the 1850s when the independent Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad (C&M) laid tracks through Aurora, Ohio. C&M, chartered in 1848, linked the Mahoning Valley coal and iron ore fields to the industries and lake port at Cleveland. For over a century, the Randall Secondary contributed to Aurora's economic life - fueling the region's rapid growth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In its heyday, the line was an important route for commuter transport and freight service along the 67 miles between Cleveland and Youngstown. Although passenger service into Aurora Train Station stopped in the 1960s, freight service continued into the 1990s. The last remaining track of the Randall Secondary in Aurora stands near the station it served.
Aurora Train Station. The Aurora Train Station was built in 1904 as a combination railroad station by the Erie Railroad. It replaced 2 prior stations that were destroyed by fires in 1870 and 1904. The station served as the hub to Aurora's thriving cheese and tourist industries. By 1904, Aurora's cheese
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Erected 2021 by Norfolk Southern Corporation; The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 18-67.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 41° 19.038′ N, 81° 20.067′ W. Marker is in Aurora, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of East Garfield Road (Ohio Route 82) and New Hudson Road, on the right when traveling east on East Garfield Road. Touch for map.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 9, 2026
2. Aurora Train Station side of marker
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Silver Creek Cheese Factory (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Chillicothe Turnpike (approx. 0.6 miles away); The James Converse & Hopson Hurd Store / A Commercial Site Since 1825 (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Those (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ebenezer Sheldon (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Ebenezer-Sheldon Deed House Project (approx. 0.6 miles away); Barn Foundation Stones (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aurora Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 9, 2026
3. Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad Randall Secondary / Aurora Train Station Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 9, 2026
4. Erie Railroad Depot (Aurora Train Station)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
