Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot (Wyoming, Illinois)

For other uses, see Wyoming Station.

Wyoming Former Burlington Route passenger rail station
Station statistics
Address	Williams Street Wyoming, Illinois
Lines	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Buda—Elmwood branch
Structure	at-grade
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Bicycle facilities	on the Rock Island Trail State Park
Other information
Owned by	railroad museum, visitor center
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot (Wyoming, Illinois) (a.k.a. Rock Island Train Depot) U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Williams Street, Wyoming, Illinois Coordinates: 41°3′41″N 89°46′6″W / 41.06139°N 89.76833°W / 41.06139; -89.76833Coordinates: 41°3′41″N 89°46′6″W / 41.06139°N 89.76833°W / 41.06139; -89.76833 Architect: CB&Q railroad Governing body: private NRHP Reference#: 87000650[1] Added to NRHP: 1987

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot, simply shortened to Wyoming Station was a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Wyoming, Illinois. Now the headquarters of the Rock Island Trail State Park, the building is on the National Register of Historical Places.^[1] The station has also been restored to the original red color.

Train service

Wyoming was on the CB&Q's line between Buda and Elmwood, Illinois. The 44 and a half mile line was built by the Dixon, Peoria and Hannibal Railroad,^[2] and was bought by the CB&Q in 1899.^[3] The station is near the former Peoria and Rock Island Railroad line, between the Quad Cities and Peoria. That 86 mile line was operated by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and did not utilize the CB & Q depot. Furthermore, after the Great Depression the CRI & P ceased to offer passenger service on its line.^[4]

Rock Island Trail

Wyoming Station is the headquarters of the Rock Island Trail State Park, which maintains the right-of-way between Alta and Toulon.^[5] The building also serves as a visitor center and railroad museum for the town.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Listings in Stark County. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved April 9, 2011
2. ^ Poor, Henry Varnum (1865). Manual of the railroads of the United States. 27. New York City: H.V. & H.W. Poor. p. 392. 
3. ^ "Burlington to Buy Branches". The New York Times (Chicago). May 21, 1899. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0C15FD3E5811738DDDA80A94DD405B8985F0D3. Retrieved April 9, 2011. 
4. ^ "Rock Island Lines". The Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publication Company. June, 1941. p. 904. 
5. ^ Rock Island State Trail. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 9, 2011
6. ^ Zyznieuski, Walter; Zyznieuski, George (1993). "Central Illinois". Illinois hiking and backpacking trails. pp. 139–142. ISBN 0-8093-1752-4. 
7. ^ Rail-to-trails Conservancy (2009). "Illinois". Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press. pp. 61–64. ISBN 978-0-89997-467-5. 

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