Dwight (Amtrak station)
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 Dwight, Illinois's Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot, now a historic Amtrak station. |
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| Address | 119 West Main Street Dwight, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°WCoordinates: 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°W | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1891 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Code | DWT | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 8,937[1]  9.8% |
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The Dwight railroad depot was built in Dwight, Illinois, United States by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1891 to a design by architect Henry Ives Cobb. Built in the Richardson Romanesque style of rusticated masonry, the structure has been on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1982.[3]
The depot continues to serve Amtrak passenger traffic between Chicago and St. Louis. Amtrak trains serving the station are the Lincoln Service. This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007. Travel time to downtown Chicago is approximately 1.5 hours. The depot is located at 119 W. Main Street.
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ILLINOIS11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Livingston County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ National Register Information System[dead link], National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
[edit] External links
Media related to Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot (Dwight, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Dwight, IL
- Livingston County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- Dwight Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Dwight Railroad Depot -- Dwight Area Chamber of Commerce
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