Morris station

Morris station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway station in Morris, Illinois. Unlike many old stations, the depot is still standing on the south side of the track just west of Route 47.[2][3] The tracks were built by the Rock Island Line in 1853.[4] The single track line is now on the CSX New Rock Subdivision.[1] Across the tracks is the former Illinois Terminal Railway station house, now used as a business.[2] The station is considered for service on Amtrak's proposed Chicago—Moline—Iowa City line.[5] There is speculation that Metra's Rock Island District will be extended to Morris.

Morris
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
Morris station in 1986.
General information
LocationNear IL 47
Morris, Illinois
Owned bytrack owned by CSX Transportation[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
Opened1900
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Former services
Stockdale
toward Colorado Springs
 Main Line Minooka
toward Chicago

References
  1. Class I Railroad in the Chicago Area. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  2. Surviving Illinois Railroad Stations Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  3. Google (February 14, 2011). "Morris station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. "Chapter 2 Alternatives" (PDF). Illinois Department of Transportation/Iowa Department of Transportation. September 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.


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