Gilman station explained

Style:Amtrak
Gilman, IL
Address:US Highway 24 & West Wenona Street
Coordinates:40.7617°N -87.9956°W
Borough:Gilman, Illinois
Country:United States
Line:CN Chicago Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: SHOW Bus (dial-a-ride)
Passengers:3,333[1]
Pass Year:2014
Pass Percent:2.3
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Gilman station 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 The previous railroad station in Gilman was in the center of the city, located at the diamond junction between Illinois Central's main line to New Orleans and the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (TP&W). The northwest quadrant of the junction contained the Illinois Central's main line to Springfield and St Louis, which split with the New Orleans main line just north of the station. The station building is still standing and is used by the Canadian National Railway's engineering department.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois. . November 2014 . 24 February 2015.
  2. Book: Outside the Rails: A Rail Route Guide from Chicago to Carbondale, IL. Robert Tabern. Kandace Tabern. February 1, 2017. 55.