Chillicothe station (Illinois)
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Chillicothe, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Amtrak and AT&SF station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() The former Chillicothe Amtrak station in 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1831 North Santa Fe Avenue, Chillicothe, Illinois 61523![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°55′47″N 89°29′43″W / 40.929659°N 89.495377°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | CIA[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 1, 1996[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chillicothe was an
Mendota Subdivision
in 1996.
Amtrak service at Chillicothe began on May 1, 1971 with the Chicago-Houston Texas Chief,[3] a service previously run by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. This route was renamed the Lone Star in 1974 and discontinued in 1979.[4]
For most of Amtrak's first quarter-century, it was Peoria's only link to the national rail system. The short-lived Prairie Marksman ran to East Peoria in 1980 and 1981.
The station site, Streator and the Galesburg station are currently served by BNSF on their Chillicothe Subdivision.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Timetable - Effective April 14, 1996". timetables.org. Washington, D.C.: Amtrak. April 14, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ Cherrington, Rex (June 20, 1996). "Did Galesburg businessmen really need to pay to bring the Santa Fe Railway to Town?". The Zephyr. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Amtrak Timetables - Effective May 1, 1971". timetables.org. Washington DC: Amtrak. May 1, 1971. p. 23. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lone Star is Near End of the Line". The Ithaca Journal. October 9, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved January 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.