Princeton station (Illinois)

Princeton
Location	107 Bicentennial Drive Princeton, Illinois
Coordinates	41°23′07″N 89°28′01″W / 41.3852°N 89.4669°W / 41.3852; -89.4669Coordinates: 41°23′07″N 89°28′01″W / 41.3852°N 89.4669°W / 41.3852; -89.4669
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Railway Mendota Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	PCT
History
Opened	1911
Rebuilt	1998
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	35,786[1]  0.9%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Galesburg toward Emeryville California Zephyr Naperville toward Chicago Galesburg toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Mendota toward Chicago Kewanee toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg   Future services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Geneseo toward Moline Quad Cities Mendota toward Chicago   Former services   Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Wyanet toward Denver Main Line Malden toward Chicago Union Station

Princeton 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 Darius Miller Park, 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

External links

Media related to Princeton station (Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons

• City of Princeton - Amtrak Depot

• Amtrak – Stations – Princeton, IL
• Princeton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Princeton (PCT)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)