Freeport station (Illinois)

The Freeport station of Freeport, Illinois originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye, Iowan, Land O'Corn, and Sinnissippi trains. Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Chicago and Dubuque in 1974 under the name Black Hawk.[4][5] Service ceased again on September 30, 1981.[3] The depot still stands as a business.

Freeport, IL
Inter-city rail station
Freeport station in 1981
General information
Location239 East Stephenson Street, Freeport, Illinois 61032
Line(s)Illinois Central Gulf
History
Opened1853 (C&NW), 1855 (IC), February 13, 1974 (Amtrak)[1]
Closed1949 (C&NW) April 30, 1971 (Illinois Central)[2]
September 30, 1981 (Amtrak)[3]
Original companyIllinois Central, Chicago and North Western Railway
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Warren
toward Dubuque
 Black Hawk
1974–1981
 Rockford
toward Chicago
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Eleroy
toward Sioux City
 Sioux City – Chicago Evarts
toward Chicago
Terminus Freeport – Centralia South Freeport
toward Centralia
Scioto Mills
toward Madison
 Madison – Freeport Terminus
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Terminus Freeport Branch Ridott
toward West Chicago
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lena
toward Rockford
 Black Hawk Rockford
toward Chicago

Milwaukee Road station
The nearby Milwaukee Road depot in Freeport, 2021

To the northeast of the Illinois Central depot stands the Freeport Milwaukee Road depot in a dilapidated state. This station served the Racine & Southwestern Line of the Milwaukee Road and hosted the a section of the Chicago to Kansas City Southwest Limited and a section of the Chicago to Omaha Arrow. Both of these services split off the Chicago bound trains at Savanna, Illinois to head towards Milwaukee, Wisconsin and did the reverse when heading to Kansas City or Omaha.[6]

References
  1. Gilbert, David (February 14, 1974). "Iron Horse Returns". The Chicago Tribune. pp. 3–14. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Burnett, Maxine (May 2, 1971). "'The Hawkeye' Bids Farewell". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Pins, Kenneth (October 1, 1981). "Riders Mourn the Black Hawk". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1A, 3A. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/project1971.html
  5. http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19740519&item=0044
  6. http://streamlinermemories.info/Milw/Milw55TT.pdf


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