Freeport station (Illinois)

Freeport

Freeport station in 1981
Location 111 South Liberty Avenue
Freeport, Illinois
Coordinates 42°18′00″N 89°36′58″W / 42.3000°N 89.6160°W / 42.3000; -89.6160Coordinates: 42°18′00″N 89°36′58″W / 42.3000°N 89.6160°W / 42.3000; -89.6160
Owned by City of Freeport
Line(s)
  Black Hawk
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
This article is about the proposed Amtrak station in Illinois. For the current station in Maine, see Freeport station (Maine).

Freeport is a proposed Amtrak station in Freeport, Illinois. The station will serve a new Chicago-Rockford-Dubuque Amtrak route that is expected to begin operation in late 2014 or early 2015.[1] The station's construction largely involves the renovation of the Rawleigh building, which is part of an abandoned factory complex in downtown Freeport, as well as adding onto the complex accordingly to make it suitable for use as a train station.[2] However, with the new proposal for Amtrak service to terminate in Rockford following the inability of the state of Illinois to reach a deal with the Canadian National Railway (CN) for use of their tracks, the Freeport station project is on hold until a deal can be reached with CN.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak route for area on target for late 2014, early 2015". May 18, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "TIGER grant for Freeport station" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sweeny, Chuck; Guerrero, Isaac (April 10, 2014). "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's Amtrak plan stops short of Freeport for now". The Journal Standard. Retrieved August 10, 2014.


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