Morris Station

Morris
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station

Morris Station in 1986.
Location Near IL 47
Morris, Illinois
Owned by track owned by CSX Transportation[1]
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1900
Services
  Former services  
Preceding station   Rock Island Line   Following station
toward Denver or Colorado Springs
Main Line

Morris Station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway station in Morris, Illinois. Unlike many old stations, the depot is still standing on the south side of the track just west of Route 47.[2][3] The tracks were built by the Rock Island Line in 1853.[4] The single track line is now on the CSX New Rock Subdivision.[1] Across the tracks is the former Illinois Terminal Railway station house, now used as a business.[2] The station is considered for service on Amtrak's proposed Chicago—Moline—Iowa City line.[5] There is speculation that Metra's Rock Island District will be extended to Morris.

References

  1. 1 2 Class I Railroad in the Chicago Area. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  2. 1 2 Surviving Illinois Railroad Stations. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  3. ↑ Google (February 14, 2011). "Morris Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ "Chapter 2 Alternatives" (PDF). Illinois Department of Transportation/Iowa Department of Transportation. September 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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Coordinates: 41°21′50″N 88°25′24″W / 41.36401°N 88.42326°W / 41.36401; -88.42326

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