Galesburg, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former ATSF and Amtrak passenger rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sept._1985,_Galesburg_Sante_Fe_Amtrak_station.jpeg) The station in September 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | N. Broad Street at BNSF Railway tracks Galesburg, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′58.9″N 90°22′18.7″W / 40.949694°N 90.371861°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1888–1971) Amtrak (1971–1996) (depot) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1887–1996) BNSF Railway (1996–) (tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Galesburg Santa Fe Station was a railway station in the west central Illinois town of Galesburg. The station was along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's main line and served trains such as the Super Chief and El Captain. After Amtrak took over intercity rail in the United States, it was served by trains such as the Lone Star (1971–1979) and the Southwest Chief (1971–1996).
Although train service ended in 1996 and it has been demolished since, the site is still used if derailments cause trains to use the Chillicothe Subdivision instead of the Mendota Subdivision.[1]