Plano station (Illinois)

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Plano, IL
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The station at Plano in September 2016. The former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station is on the left.
General information
Location101 West Main Street [1]
Plano, Illinois
Coordinates 41°39′44″N88°32′27″W / 41.6621°N 88.5407°W / 41.6621; -88.5407
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s) BNSF Mendota Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Bus-logo.svg KAT (dial-a-ride)
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: PLO
History
Opened1913
Passengers
FY 20224,746 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Mendota
toward Quincy
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Naperville
toward Chicago
      California Zephyr does not stop here
      Southwest Chief does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Sandwich
toward Denver
Main Line Bristol
toward Chicago
Future services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Mendota
toward Moline
Quad Cities
Proposed
Naperville
toward Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot
USA Illinois location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectEidelgeorge Reuter and Company
NRHP reference No. 93001238 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1993

Plano station, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot is an Amtrak intercity train station in Plano, Illinois, United States. The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993.

Contents

Currently, four Amtrak trains stop at Plano per day. These serves are the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg . The Illinois Zephyr stops in the morning (to Chicago Union Station) and in the evening (to Quincy). The Carl Sandburg stops in the morning (to Quincy) and the evening (to Chicago). The Southwest Chief and California Zephyr pass through the station but do not stop.

Metra is exploring extending the BNSF Railway Line to Sandwich, Illinois in the future, and originally proposed the Plano Amtrak station as one of the stops on the proposed extension. [3] However, the proposed station location was changed to near Little Rock road in Plano's city limits, over 1 mile west of the current station.

Architecture

The rectangular Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot in Plano is constructed in a combination of Classical Revival and American Craftsman architectural styles. [4]

History

The building currently being used as the Amtrak station in Plano, Illinois was constructed in 1913 by Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company of Aurora, Illinois. [5] Amtrak service began here on April 30, 1972. [6] :251–252

The Plano Amtrak station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993 due to its association with Plano's history of rail transportation. [1] The history of the city of Plano is tied to the railroad, the Kendall County city grew around the tracks unlike its neighbors of Yorkville, and Oswego. [5] The Amtrak station at Plano is one of the smallest station houses in the United States. [5]

The movie, "Witless Protection" was filmed in Plano, using the train station as the Police Headquarters in the movie. The station was also featured in the 2013 Superman movie, "Man of Steel", which was filmed in Plano. The station was used as the Village Hall for Superman's hometown of Smallville, Kansas.

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