Gilman station

Gilman
Gilman Station in April 2016.
Location	US Highway 24 & West Wenona Street Gilman, IL 60983 United States
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	GLM
History
Opened	October 26, 1986
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,333[1]  2.3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Rantoul toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki Kankakee toward Chicago   Former services   Illinois Central Onarga toward New Orleans Main Line Danforth toward Chicago Central Station Ridgeville toward St. Louis St. Louis – Chicago Kankakee toward Chicago Central Station
Location
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, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X. OCLC 61499942.

External links

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