Amtrak's short-lived "Lake Shore" served Union Terminal for seven months in 1971, but the railroad found the rents prohibitive. When the new "Lake Shore Limited" began in 1975 Amtrak chose to construct a new station near Lake Erie adjacent to the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. The new Amtrak station is located near the former Cleveland Union Depot, once served by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The former Erie Railroad commuter service, ultimately inherited by Conrail, was discontinued on Jan. 14, 1977, ending the facility's use as a railroad station.