Gilman (Amtrak station)

Gilman
Station statistics
Address	US Highway 24 & West Wenona Street Gilman, IL 60983
Lines	Illini and Saluki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 26, 1986
Code	GLM
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	2,862  3.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Rantoul toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki Kankakee toward Chicago     Former services     Illinois Central Railroad Onarga toward New Orleans Main Line Danforth toward Chicago Central Station Ridgeville toward St. Louis St. Louis – Chicago Kankakee toward Chicago Central Station

The Gilman Amtrak station is a train station in Gilman, Illinois served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The stop is on their Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois route.

Service began at Gilman on October 26, 1986, when the Illini began stopping there. It was the first passenger service at Gilman since the creation of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. The northbound City of New Orleans also served Gilman until November 10, 1996. Gilman was the point where the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline split to St. Louis, with the main line continuing south towards New Orleans, Louisiana. Both lines are now owned by Canadian National Railway.

Notes

Notes

• Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Gilman, IL
• Gilman Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Gilman (GLM)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)