Galesburg station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)

Galesburg Santa Fe Station was a railway station in the west central Illinois town of Galesburg. The station was along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's main line and served trains such as the Super Chief and El Captain. After Amtrak took over intercity rail in the United States, it was served by trains such as the Lone Star (1971–1979) and the Southwest Chief (1971–1996).

Galesburg, IL
Former ATSF and Amtrak passenger rail station
The station in September 1985
General information
LocationN. Broad Street at BNSF Railway tracks
Galesburg, Illinois
Coordinates40°56′58.9″N 90°22′18.7″W
Owned byAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1888–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1996) (depot)
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1887–1996)
BNSF Railway (1996–) (tracks)
Line(s)BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingyes
History
Opened1888
Closed1996
Rebuilt1966
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Surrey
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line East Galesburg
toward Chicago
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fort Madison
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star Chillicothe, IL
toward Chicago
Fort Madison
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief

Although train service ended in 1996 and it has been demolished since, the site is still used if derailments cause trains to use the Chillicothe Subdivision instead of the Mendota Subdivision.

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