Kewanee station
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Kewanee, IL | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Kewanee station in September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | West Third and Loomis Streets Kewanee, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°14′45′′N 89°55′40′′W / 41.2459°N 89.9278°W / 41.2459; -89.9278 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Railway Mendota Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus interchange Henry County Public Transportation (dial-a-ride) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: KEE | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 9,486[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kewanee station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Kewanee, Illinois. A new station opened on April 13, 2012, replacing a smaller brick structure built in 1986. In addition to the waiting room, the depot houses a regional office of the Henry County Tourism Bureau.[2] The station is serviced by the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg . The California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also use these tracks but do not stop in Kewanee. Demolition of the historic Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station occurred in 1985.[2]
New station
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Designed by the Peoria-based Farnsworth Group, the new 485,000ドル station has a sloping roof and great wall of glass. The primary decoration is a large neon sign, placed high on the waiting room wall, that spells out "KEWANEE."[2] In 2009, town officials set aside 300,000ドル in capital funds for the project; additional funds came from the city's economic development fund. The city later applied for two state grants to help cover approximately half of the depot's cost. A total of 163,000ドル was gained through "Illinois Jobs Now!", a six-year, 31ドル-billion statewide capital program supported by 20 year state bonds and federal and local matching funds. An additional 75,000ドル came through a state grant obtained by State Senator Darin LaHood and State Representative Don Moffitt. The new station opened in 2012.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Kewanee, IL (KEE)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Kewanee station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kewanee, IL – Amtrak
- Kewanee, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Kewanee Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide — TrainWeb)
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