Princeton station (Illinois)
Princeton, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Princeton station in October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 107 Bicentennial Drive Princeton, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°23′07″N 89°28′01″W / 41.3852°N 89.4669°WCoordinates: 41°23′07″N 89°28′01″W / 41.3852°N 89.4669°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Mendota Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 37,118[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Princeton station is an Amtrak intercity train station at 107 Bicentennial Drive in Princeton, Illinois. The station was built in 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad[2] and is listed as "Princeton City" on the Amtrak website and the List of Amtrak stations. Amtrak, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the city worked together to renovate the depot in 1998. Over the following six years, a new roof and gutters were installed, brickwork was repaired and the restrooms were upgraded.[3]
The station is adjacent to , which was named in honor of Darius Miller, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) from 1910 to 1914; officials from the CB&Q donated the land for the park following Miller's death.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Princeton, Illinois; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 28, 2013.
- ^ Barker, Donna (July 6, 2011). "Darius Miller needs a facelift". BCRNews.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Princeton (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Princeton, IL – Amtrak
- Princeton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Princeton (PCT)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Amtrak stations in Illinois
- Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1911
- Transportation buildings and structures in Bureau County, Illinois
- 1911 establishments in Illinois
- Illinois railway station stubs