Gilman station
Gilman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Gilman Station in April 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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US Highway 24 & West Wenona Street Gilman, IL 60983 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illinois Central (CN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GLM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 26, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
3,333[1]  2.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Gilman Location within Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gilman is an Amtrak intercity train station in Gilman, Illinois, United States. The stop is on their Illini and Saluki route.
Service began at Gilman on October 26, 1986, when the Illini began stopping there. It was the first passenger service at Gilman since the creation of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. The northbound City of New Orleans also served Gilman until November 10, 1996[2]:105 Gilman was the point where the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline split to St. Louis, with the main line continuing south towards New Orleans, Louisiana. Both lines are now owned by Canadian National Railway.
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34705-X. OCLC 61499942.
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Gilman, IL
- Gilman Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Gilman (GLM)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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