Dwight station

Dwight

The historic Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot
Location 119 West Main Street
Dwight, Illinois
United States
Coordinates 41°05′34″N 88°25′40″W / 41.09278°N 88.42778°W / 41.09278; -88.42778Coordinates: 41°05′34″N 88°25′40″W / 41.09278°N 88.42778°W / 41.09278; -88.42778
Owned by Village of Dwight
Line(s) Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: DWT
History
Opened 1891
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 10,995[1] Increase 2.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward St. Louis
Lincoln Service
toward Chicago
Dwight Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot
Location Dwight, Illinois
Area less than one acre
Built 1891
Architect Henry Ives Cobb
Architectural style Richardson Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82000398[2]
Added to NRHP December 27, 1982
Location
Dwight
Location within Illinois

Dwight is a railroad depot in Dwight, Illinois, United States, served by Amtrak, the national passenger railroad system. The depot serves Amtrak passenger traffic between Chicago and St. Louis, via the Lincoln Service train. 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.

History

Built by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1891, the structure, designed by Henry Ives Cobb in the Richardson Romanesque style of rusticated masonry, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1982.[2] The foundation is of Joliet stone and the walls above are of Bedford blue stone from Indiana composed almost entirely of fossil shells.[3]

In 1999, the village of Dwight offered the use of the depot to the Dwight Historical Society. The society moved its museum into the north end of the building; the south end holds both a meeting room for the society and the present office of the Dwight Chamber of Commerce.[3]

In August 2015, construction began on a new 800-square-foot (74 m2) station building dedicated to Amtrak passengers. The new building was estimated to cost $3.77 million, partially funded by federal money as part of higher speed rail upgrades on the Lincoln Service route.[4] The new high-speed rail station will be built at South Columbia Street a block southwest of the historic depot. The new facility shelter and restrooms will be open 24-hours per day. The town’s historic station building will remain open as a museum.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Livingston County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1 2 Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Illinois town to break ground on new Amtrak station". Trains Magazine. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Luke Smucker (12 August 2015). "Ground broken for new train depot in Dwight". Pontiac Daily Leader. Retrieved January 2016. In about a year, Dwight residents and visitors will be making use of a new $3.77 million high-speed rail depot.

External links

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