Dwight (Amtrak station)

Dwight

Dwight, Illinois's Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot, now a historic Amtrak station.
Location 119 West Main Street
Dwight, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.4283500°WCoordinates: 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.4283500°W
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code DWT
History
Opened 1891
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 10,995[1] Increase 2.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward St. Louis
Lincoln Service
toward Chicago
Dwight Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot
Location Dwight, Illinois
Coordinates 41°5′33.7″N 88°25′42.1″W / 41.092694°N 88.428361°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1891
Architect Henry Ives Cobb
Architectural style Richardson Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82000398[2]
Added to NRHP December 27, 1982

The Dwight railroad depot was built in Dwight, Illinois, United States by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1891 to a design by architect Henry Ives Cobb. Built in the Richardson Romanesque style of rusticated masonry, the structure has been on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1982.[2] The foundation is of Joliet stone and the walls above are of Bedford blue stone from Indiana composed almost entirely of fossil shells.[3]

In 1999, the village of Dwight offered the use of the depot to the Dwight Historical Society. The society moved its museum into the north end of the building; the south end holds both a meeting room for the society and the present office of the Dwight Chamber of Commerce.[3] The depot continues to serve Amtrak passenger traffic between Chicago and St. Louis. Amtrak trains serving the station are the Lincoln Service. This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007. Travel time to downtown Chicago is approximately 1.5 hours. The depot is located at 119 W. Main Street.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Livingston County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.

External links

Media related to Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot (Dwight, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons