Quincy station (Amtrak)

Quincy is an Amtrak intercity train station in Quincy, Illinois, United States. The station is one of the namesake stations of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q or Burlington Route), but today serves as the western terminus of Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg trains. It was built in 1985 and was modeled after a former streetcar station of the early 20th Century.[2] Previously, the Illinois Zephyr crossed the Mississippi River and terminated at the former CB&Q station in West Quincy, Missouri after stopping in Quincy; indeed, the Quincy station was built due to West Quincy being frequently cut off by flooding. The decision to build a station on the Illinois side proved to be prescient when the Great Flood of 1993 destroyed the West Quincy station.

Quincy, IL
The Quincy Amtrak station in February 2016.
Location	North 30th Street and Wisman Lane Quincy, Illinois
Coordinates	39.9570°N 91.3685°W
Owned by	City of Quincy
Line(s)	BNSF Railway Brookfield Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Quincy Transit Lines
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	QCY
History
Opened	1985
Passengers
2017	40,869[1]  0.7%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Macomb toward Chicago West Quincy Closed 1994 Terminus
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station West Quincy toward Kansas City Kansas City – Galesburg Ewbanks toward Galesburg

The city has received $6 million to build a new intermodal terminal closer to downtown. In addition to serving as an Amtrak station, it would become the city's Burlington Trailways station and a transfer hub for Quincy Transit Lines.[3] The location has not been finalized yet, but the planners currently favor a terminal near 2nd/Oak intersection, at the site of the city's original train station.[4] However, the funds would not be enough to cover any new rail, which would limit the planners' options.

Connections

Quincy Transit Lines: Route 4 (Monday-Saturday only)

References

1. "Amtrak in Illinois 2015-2017" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. Quincy, Illinois Station (QCY) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
3. Quincy to get $6 million in state money to build transit/Amtrak intermodal terminal By MATT HOPF Archived July 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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