Dubuque station

Dubuque, IA
Dubuque, IA
Inter-city rail station
	Black Hawk at Dubuque station in 1975
General information
Location	Iowa and Jones Streets, Dubuque, Iowa
Line(s)	Illinois Central Gulf
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	February 13, 1974 (Amtrak)
Closed	April 30, 1971 (Illinois Central); September 30, 1981 (Amtrak)
Original company	Illinois Central
Former services

The Dubuque station of Dubuque, Iowa originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1917, the site was considered for creating a Union station in Dubuque. However, no such plan transpired and each railroad continued to use separate depots.^[4] Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye, Iowan, and Land O'Corn trains. Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Chicago and Dubuque in 1974 under the name Black Hawk.^[5] Service ceased on September 30, 1981.^[2] The depot no longer exists, however the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot still stands to the north.

References[]

^ Burnett, Maxine (May 2, 1971). "'The Hawkeye' Bids Farewell". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. D1. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^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.
^ Gilbert, David (February 14, 1974). "Iron Horse Returns". The Chicago Tribune. p. 3-14. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "RAILROADS - Encyclopedia Dubuque".
^ "Project 1971 - Trains Just Prior to Amtrak - Streamliner Schedules".