Built in 1994, the station on Glenview’s west side is an example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture. It is constructed of red masonry with a stone base and…
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The Homewood depot was built in 1923 by the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) and was served by the well-known Panama Limited and Seminole Limited, as well as commuter trains providing connections…
In April 2018, Amtrak moved into a new train station designed as part of the Joliet Gateway Center. The larger complex includes the historic Joliet Union Station – now used…
This two-story red brick depot, a former Illinois Central Railroad station, was built in 1898 to replace the original 1853 wood structure. The depot became dilapidated in the 1970s and…
Located a few blocks west of Main Street, the Amtrak depot opened on April 13, 2012 as a replacement for a small brick shelter that was constructed after the historic…
The Amtrak stop in La Grange consists of a shelter on the platform near the historic red brick depot, which opened on July 15, 1926, and is typical of those…
On Dec. 5, 2017, state, local and Amtrak officials gathered at the historic Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A) station complex in downtown to celebrate its reopening following an extensive $4.1…
The Macomb depot and platform, known as the Thomas C. Carper Station, overlooks Chandler Park on the northern edge of downtown and is also about one half-mile east of the…
The Amtrak stop in Mattoon is located at the former Illinois Central Railroad station, which has served passengers since 1918 and was once called the “entrance hall” to the city….
The current Amtrak station in Mendota is a brick structure. Mendota rail travelers originally used the Passenger House, a combination depot and hotel, which was built in 1853, as a…
Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
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