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Dwight 
Dwight, Illinois's Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot, now a historic Amtrak station.Station statistics Address 119 West Main Street
Dwight, Illinois, United StatesCoordinates 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°WCoordinates: 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°W Lines Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Parking Yes Other information Opened 1891 Code DWT Traffic Passengers (2010) 9,911[1] 
26%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward St. LouisLincoln Service toward ChicagoDwight Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot
Location: Dwight, Illinois, USA Coordinates: 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°WCoordinates: 41°5′33.68″N 88°25′42.06″W / 41.0926889°N 88.42835°W Architect: Henry Ives Cobb Architectural style: Richardson Romanesque NRHP Reference#: 82000398[2] Added to NRHP: September 15, 1988 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.[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
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ILLINOIS10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Livingston County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ National Register Information System[dead link], National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
External links
Media related to Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot (Dwight, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons- Amtrak – Stations – Dwight, IL
- Livingston County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- Dwight Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Dwight Railroad Depot -- Dwight Area Chamber of Commerce
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- Dwight, Illinois
- Amtrak stations in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, Illinois
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Railway stations opened in 1891
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois
- Alton Railroad
- Illinois railway station stubs
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