Plano (Amtrak station)

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Plano

Station statistics

Address

101 West Main Street^[1]
Plano, IL 60545

Lines

Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg

Other information

Opened

1913

Code

PLO

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

3,930 ▲ 66.1%

The Plano Amtrak station, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot is a train station in Plano, Illinois, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is one of the smallest such stops in the United States.^[2] The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993.

1 History
2 Architecture
3 Significance
4 See also
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] History

The building currently being used as the Amtrak station in Plano, Illinois was constructed in 1913 by Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company of Aurora, Illinois.^[2]

[edit] Architecture

The rectangular Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot in Plano is constructed in a combination of Classical Revival and American Craftsman architectural styles.^[3]

[edit] Significance

The Plano Amtrak station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993 due to its association with Plano's history of rail transportation.^[1] The history of the city of Plano is tied to the railroad, the Kendall County city grew around the tracks unlike its neighbors of Yorkville, and Oswego.^[2] The Amtrak station at Plano is one of the smallest stops in the United States.^[2]

[edit] See also

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Plano (Amtrak station)

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b National Register Information System, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
^ "Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot," Property Information Report, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2007.