Galesburg station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)

Galesburg, IL
Former ATSF and Amtrak passenger rail station
The station in September 1985
General information
Location	N. Broad Street at BNSF Railway tracks Galesburg, Illinois
Coordinates	40°56′58.9″N 90°22′18.7″W / 40.949694°N 90.371861°W / 40.949694; -90.371861
Owned by	Atchison, 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
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	yes
History
Opened	1888
Closed	1996
Rebuilt	1966
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 toward Chicago Fort Madison toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief
Location

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).

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.^[1]