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Pontiac Station (Illinois)

Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge, a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Pontiac originated as a stop on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A station depot, built in 1901, formerly served as the Amtrak station until a new one was constructed to the south. A new station opened on June 5, 2017, at a cost of $2.65 million.

An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.

References

  1. ^ Chicago and Alton Railway (September 1901). Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago and Alton Railway Company. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Barlow, Kevin (June 6, 2017). "Pontiac Station Newest Addition to Rail Project". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Pontiac I-C Station is Closed". The Streator Times-Press. June 20, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Shelley, Tim (June 5, 2017). "New Pontiac train station opens". WEEK-TV. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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