The Chicago and North Western Railway opened its Freeport Branch in 1849, followed by the Iowa Division of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1853. The two railroads eventually shared a station, while the Milwaukee Road used a separate station across the Pecatonica River. The station served 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. Plans for the restoration of the Black Hawk occurred in the early 2010s, but they were postponed indefinitely in 2014.
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^Gilbert, David (February 14, 1974). "Iron Horse Returns". The Chicago Tribune. pp. 3–14. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^Burnett, Maxine (May 2, 1971). "'The Hawkeye' Bids Farewell". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abPins, Kenneth (October 1, 1981). "Riders Mourn the Black Hawk". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1A, 3A. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Project 1971 - Trains Just Prior to Amtrak - Streamliner Schedules".
^All-America Schedules. Amtrak. May 19, 1974. p. 43.
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freeport, station, illinois, freeport, station, former, train, station, freeport, illinois, from, 1849, 1971, 1974, 1981, freeport, ilfreeport, station, 1981general, informationlocation239, east, stephenson, streetfreeport, illinoiscoordinates42, 29970, 61510,. Freeport station is a former train station in Freeport Illinois It was in use from 1849 to 1971 and 1974 to 1981 Freeport ILFreeport station in 1981General informationLocation239 East Stephenson StreetFreeport IllinoisCoordinates42 17 59 N 89 36 54 W 42 29970 N 89 61510 W 42 29970 89 61510Line s Freeport SubdivisionHistoryOpened1853 C amp NW 1855 IC February 13 1974 Amtrak 1 Closed1949 C amp NW April 30 1971 Illinois Central 2 September 30 1981 Amtrak 3 Former servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following station Warrentoward Dubuque Black Hawk1974 1981 Rockfordtoward Chicago Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Eleroytoward Sioux City Sioux City Chicago Evartstoward Chicago Terminus Freeport Centralia South Freeporttoward Centralia Scioto Millstoward Madison Madison Freeport Terminus Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Terminus Freeport Branch Ridotttoward West ChicagoLocationHistory editThe Chicago and North Western Railway opened its Freeport Branch in 1849 followed by the Iowa Division of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1853 The two railroads eventually shared a station while the Milwaukee Road used a separate station across the Pecatonica River The station served 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 Plans for the restoration of the Black Hawk occurred in the early 2010s but they were postponed indefinitely in 2014 References edit Gilbert David February 14 1974 Iron Horse Returns The Chicago Tribune pp 3 14 Retrieved January 3 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp Burnett Maxine May 2 1971 The Hawkeye Bids Farewell The Sioux City Sunday Journal p D1 Retrieved January 4 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Pins Kenneth October 1 1981 Riders Mourn the Black Hawk The Des Moines Register pp 1A 3A Retrieved January 3 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp Project 1971 Trains Just Prior to Amtrak Streamliner Schedules All America Schedules Amtrak May 19 1974 p 43 External links edit nbsp Media related to Freeport station Illinois at Wikimedia Commons Freeport Illinois TrainWeb nbsp This Illinois train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freeport station Illinois amp oldid 1223960279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
