Kewanee, IL
Kewanee station in September 2021
General information
LocationWest Third and Loomis Streets
Kewanee, Illinois
Coordinates41°14′45″N 89°55′40″W / 41.2459°N 89.9278°W / 41.2459; -89.9278
Line(s)BNSF Railway Mendota Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Henry County Public Transportation (dial-a-ride)
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: KEE
History
Opened1986
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
FY 202212,073[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Galesburg
toward Quincy
 Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Princeton
toward Chicago
     California Zephyr does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Galva
toward Denver
 Main Line Neponset
toward Chicago

Kewanee station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Kewanee, Illinois. A new station opened on April 13, 2012, replacing a smaller brick structure built in 1986. In addition to the waiting room, the depot houses a regional office of the Henry County Tourism Bureau.[2] The station is serviced by the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg. The California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also use these tracks but do not stop in Kewanee. Demolition of the historic Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station occurred in 1985.[2]

New station

The now demolished CB&Q Depot seen on June 28, 1981.

Designed by the Peoria-based Farnsworth Group, the new $485,000 station has a sloping roof and great wall of glass. The primary decoration is a large neon sign, placed high on the waiting room wall, that spells out "KEWANEE."[2] In 2009, town officials set aside $300,000 in capital funds for the project; additional funds came from the city's economic development fund. The city later applied for two state grants to help cover approximately half of the depot's cost. A total of $163,000 was gained through "Illinois Jobs Now!", a six-year, $31-billion statewide capital program supported by 20 year state bonds and federal and local matching funds. An additional $75,000 came through a state grant obtained by State Senator Darin LaHood and State Representative Don Moffitt. The new station opened in 2012.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kewanee, IL (KEE)". Great American Stations. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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