- Minooka Station
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Minooka
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
The stationStation statistics Address Minooka, Illinois Structure at-grade Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Other information Opened 1852[1] Owned by track owned by CSX Transportation[2] Formerly Summit Services Former services Preceding station Rock Island Line Following station toward Denver or Colorado SpringsMain Line toward LaSalle StreetMinooka Station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station in Minooka, Illinois. It was the highest point on the Rock Island Line and was originally called Summit.[3][4][5][6] The town was later renamed by settler Dolly Smith to Minooka. (meaning "good land" or "high place")[3][7] CSX Transportation runs freight trains on the New Rock Subdivision with Iowa Interstate trackage rights.[2][8]
References
- ^ Our Community. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ a b Class I railroads in the Chicagoland area. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ a b MCHS History. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ A History of Minooka, Illinois. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ zipreality.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ Minooka History. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ Minooka, Illinois. Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ^ John Schmeltzer (March 30, 1991). "Change is about to get the green light in this village". Chicago Tribune.
Categories:- Former railway stations in the United States
- Stations along Rock Island lines
- Buildings and structures in Grundy County, Illinois
- Illinois railway station stubs
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