Galena station

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Galena, IL
Illinois Central Railroad Depot (5999275584).jpg
The former station in 2010
General information
Location101 Bouthillier Street
Galena, Illinois
Line(s) Dubuque Subdivision
History
OpenedOctober 30, 1854 (Illinois Central Railroad) [1]
February 13, 1974 (Amtrak) [2]
ClosedApril 30, 1971 (Illinois Central) [3]
September 30, 1981 (Amtrak) [4]
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
East Dubuque
toward Dubuque
Black Hawk
1974–1981
Warren
toward Chicago
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Portage, Il
toward Sioux City
Sioux City  Chicago Council Hill
toward Chicago
Galena station
Coordinates 42°24′43″N90°25′44″W / 42.4120°N 90.4289°W / 42.4120; -90.4289
Built1857
Part of Galena Historic District (ID69000056 [5] )
Designated CPOctober 18, 1969

The Galena station of Galena, Illinois was built in 1857 and originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. [6] The two story Italianate structure is included in the Galena Historic District. Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye, Iowan, Land O'Corn , and Sinnissippi trains. These trains connected Galena residents as far as Chicago in the east and as far west as Sioux City, Iowa. Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Chicago and Dubuque in 1974 under the name Black Hawk . [7] [8] Service ceased again in September 30, 1981. [4] Today, the old depot hosts the Galena Visitors Bureau. [9] Restoration of the Black Hawk was planned in the early 2010s, but the portion west of Rockford was indefinitely postponed in 2014.

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