Galesburg station (Amtrak)

Galesburg, IL
The station house.
General information
Location	225 South Seminary Street, Galesburg, Illinois
Coordinates	40°56′41″N 90°21′50″W / 40.9446°N 90.3640°W / 40.9446; -90.3640
Owned by	City of Galesburg
Line(s)	BNSF Mendota Subdivision, Ottumwa Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Galesburg Transit Burlington Trailways[1]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: GBB
History
Opened	December 7, 1854[2]
Rebuilt	–May 10, 1884[3] April 1912–[4] –June 9, 1984[5]
Key dates
March 3, 1881	1854 station depot burned[6]
April 27, 1911	1884 station depot burned[7]
Passengers
FY 2023	60,368[8] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Burlington toward Emeryville California Zephyr Princeton toward Chicago Fort Madison toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Macomb toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Kewanee toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Burlington toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Discontinued in 1997 Princeton toward Chicago Burlington toward Seattle Pioneer Discontinued in 1997 Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Cameron toward Denver Main Line Wataga toward Chicago Burlington toward Oakland California Zephyr Kewanee toward Chicago Abingdon toward Kansas City Kansas City – Galesburg Terminus Terminus Galesburg – Peoria Knoxville toward Peoria Galesburg – Rushville Henderson toward Rushville Knoxville toward St. Louis St. Louis – Savanna Bouhan toward Savanna
Location

Galesburg is an Amtrak intercity train station in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The station was originally built in 1984, after the razing of the large depot just south of the current site. It is located north of the large BNSF Railway classification yard. Just south the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg diverge via the Quincy main line which bypasses the yard on the east side. The California Zephyr and the Southwest Chief continue to the southwest side of Galesburg near Knox College.

There are three tracks with one island platform and one side platform. Trains to California normally arrive on the track closest to the depot, known as track one. Trains between Quincy and Chicago arrive on track two and platform on the island platform as trains divert from the main line just south of the station and eventually on to the Brookfield Subdivision.^[9][10] In the early 2010s, the island platform received a yellow tactile warning strip that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 at an estimated cost of $75,000.^[11] The side platform already had a tactile warning strip.

It is the main area for Galesburg Railroad Days when it runs during the last weekend of June as bus tours of the rail yards originate from here. A GE Evolution Series locomotive is also put on a side track for visitors to look at.^[12] The Galesburg Railroad Museum is next to the property.