Pontiac, IL | ||||||||||||||||
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 The new Pontiac station in June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 711 West Water Street Pontiac, Illinois United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°52′43″N 88°38′13″W / 40.87861°N 88.63694°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | IDOT and Amtrak | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SHOW Bus | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 29 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PON | |||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1901[1] –June 5, 2017[2] | |||||||||||||||
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| June 1974 | Station agent eliminated[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 10,627[4] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||
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  Pontiac, IL Location within Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge, a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Pontiac originated as a stop on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A station depot, built in 1901, formerly served as the Amtrak station until a new one was constructed to the south. A new station opened on June 5, 2017, at a cost of $2.65 million.[5]
An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.
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Pontiac Transportation Center Grand Opening
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Locomotive Switch Out Job at the Pontiac Amtrak Station
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Amtrak Action in Pontiac, IL 07/19/20
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[music] >> NARRATOR: On August 8, 2011, state and local officials gathered to observe the grand opening of the Pontiac Transportation Center on Woodward Avenue in Oakland County. The new intermodal station will serve both intercity bus passengers on Greyhound, and train passengers on Amtrak's Wolverine service between Detroit and Chicago. SMART public transit buses will stop every 30 minutes outside the station on Woodward Avenue. >> KIRK STEUDLE: "It's important that the state of Michigan, in our transportation network, that we invest in a system that is safe and is modern and has accessible transit buildings." >> TIM MELTON: "It's going to be a great visual sight for the city as you drive around Woodward, or the loop. Very, very thrilled to be here today. I look forward to bigger and better things coming from this." >> NARRATOR: The $1.4 million facility features a transportation lobby with bus ticketing, seating, and canopies at both the bus loading area and the train platform. On hand for the ribbon-cutting event were state and local officials, and leaders from MDOT and Amtrak. >> THOMAS CARPER: "Out here in the Midwest, we can really, really do well with good quality service, with good equipment, great on-time performance. No 30 mile-an-hour zones, no pulling over for freight trains. Traveling at 79, 90 and 110 miles an hour. We can do that." >> GARY PETERS: "America is a great country, but the only way we're going to continue to be great is by making those investments in infrastructure, building transit stations like this, improving tracks, improving speeds and building integrated transit systems throughout the area. So the fact that we're dedicating this station here today shows that Pontiac is back on the right track, again." [applaus] >> NARRATOR: The new Pontiac Transportation Service Center is now open for business. The Michigan Department of Transportation is dedicated to providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life.
References
- ^ Chicago and Alton Railway (September 1901). Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago and Alton Railway Company. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Barlow, Kevin (June 6, 2017). "Pontiac Station Newest Addition to Rail Project". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pontiac I-C Station is Closed". The Streator Times-Press. June 20, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Shelley, Tim (June 5, 2017). "New Pontiac train station opens". WEEK-TV. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
External links
Media related to Pontiac, Illinois (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Pontiac, IL – Amtrak
- Pontiac, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Pontiac, IL – Texas Eagle (Amtrak)
- Pontiac Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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