East Dubuque station

East Dubuque, IL
Inter-city rail station
East Dubuque station in 1992
General information
Location	Sinsinawa Avenue, East Dubuque, Illinois 61025
Coordinates	42°29′38″N90°38′48″W / 42.49389°N 90.64667°W / 42.49389; -90.64667
Line(s)	Illinois Central Gulf Burlington Northern Railroad
History
Opened	June 12, 1855 (Illinois Central Railroad) [1] February 13, 1974 (Amtrak) [2]
Closed	April 30, 1971 (Illinois Central) [3] September 30, 1981 (Amtrak) [4]
Original company	Illinois Central Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Dubuque Terminus Black Hawk 1974–1981 Galena toward Chicago Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Potosi toward Minneapolis Minneapolis – Chicago Galena Junction toward Chicago Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Dubuque toward Sioux City Sioux City  – Chicago East Cabin toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago Great Western Railway Following station Dubuque toward Oelwein Chicago  – Oelwein Galena Junction toward Chicago
Location

The East Dubuque station of East Dubuque, Illinois originally served the Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Chicago and Dubuque in 1974 under the name Black Hawk . ^{[5] [6]} Service ceased on September 30, 1981. ^[4] The depot no longer exists.

Bibliography

• Brownson, Howard Gray (1915). History of the Illinois Central Railroad to 1870. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

References

1. Brownson 1915, p. 61.
2. Gilbert, David (February 14, 1974). "Iron Horse Returns". The Chicago Tribune . pp. 3–14. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. Burnett, Maxine (May 2, 1971). "'The Hawkeye' Bids Farewell". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Pins, Kenneth (October 1, 1981). "Riders Mourn the Black Hawk". The Des Moines Register . pp. 1A, 3A . Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Project 1971 - Trains Just Prior to Amtrak - Streamliner Schedules".
6. Midwestern Amtrak Schedules, Amtrak, 1974, p. 43

External links

• East Dubuque, Illinois– TrainWeb