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Gilman station

Coordinates: 40°45′42″N 87°59′44″W / 40.7617°N 87.9956°W / 40.7617; -87.9956
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Gilman
Gilman Station in April 2016.
General information
LocationUS Highway 24 & West Wenona Street
Gilman, IL 60983
United States
Line(s)Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeGLM
History
OpenedOctober 26, 1986
Passengers
20143,333[1]Increase 2.3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
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  Former services  
IC
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Location
Gilman is located in Illinois
Gilman
Gilman
Location within Illinois

Gilman is an Amtrak intercity train station in Gilman, Illinois, United States. The stop is on their Illini and Saluki 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[2]: 105  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.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.