Kewanee station

Kewanee is an Amtrak intercity train station in Kewanee, Illinois. A new station opened on April 13, 2012, replacing a smaller brick structure built in 1986. In addition to the waiting room, the depot houses a regional office of the Henry County Tourism Bureau.[3] The station is serviced by the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg. The California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also use these tracks but do not stop in Kewanee. The original historic Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station was demolished in 1985.[4]

Kewanee, IL
Kewannee station in August 2015
LocationWest Third and Loomis Streets
Kewanee, Illinois
Coordinates41.2459°N 89.9278°W / 41.2459; -89.9278
Line(s)BNSF Railway Mendota Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeKEE
History
Opened1986
Rebuilt2012[1]
Passengers
201718,012[2]  5.06%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Galesburg
toward Quincy
 Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Princeton
toward Chicago
     California Zephyr does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Galva
toward Denver
 Main Line Neponset
toward Chicago

New station

Designed by the Peoria-based Farnsworth Group, the new $485,000 station has a sloping roof and great wall of glass. The primary decoration is a large neon sign, placed high on the waiting room wall, that spells out "KEWANEE."[5] In 2009, town officials set aside $300,000 in capital funds for the project; additional funds came from the city's economic development fund. The city later applied for two state grants to help cover approximately half of the depot's cost. $163,000 was gained through "Illinois Jobs Now!", a six-year, $31 billion statewide capital program supported by 20 year state bonds and federal and local matching funds. An additional $75,000 came through a state grant obtained by State Senator Darin LaHood and State Representative Don Moffitt.[6]

References
  1. Kewannee Station (KEE) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
  4. Great American Stations
  5. Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
  6. Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.

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