Warren station (Illinois)

Warren is a former Amtrak railroad station in the city of Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Located at the intersection of Railroad Street and Burnett Avenue in Warren, the station served the Black Hawk from February 13, 1974, to September 30, 1981.^[4] The station consisted of one side platform with a depot, which has since been demolished. Prior to Amtrak, the station served trains operated by the Illinois Central Railroad, which began service on January 9, 1854, when service was extended 25 miles (40 km) northwest from Freeport.^[1] Service continued until April 30, 1971, when the Hawkeye (Waterloo–Chicago) was discontinued on the day before Amtrak began passenger service.^[3]

Warren, IL
Inter-city rail station
Warren station in 1990
General information
Location	Railroad Street at Burnett Avenue, Warren, Illinois 61087
Coordinates	42°29′44″N 89°59′12.5″W
Line(s)	Illinois Central Gulf
History
Opened	January 9, 1854 (Illinois Central Railroad)[1] February 13, 1974 (Amtrak)[2]
Closed	April 30, 1971 (Illinois Central)[3] September 30, 1981 (Amtrak)[4]
Original company	Illinois Central
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galena toward Dubuque Black Hawk 1974–1981 Freeport toward Chicago Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Apple River toward Sioux City Sioux City – Chicago Nora toward Chicago
Location

Bibliography

• Brownson, Howard Gray (1915). History of the Illinois Central Railroad to 1870. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois. Retrieved January 3, 2022.