Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad depot - Villa Park, IL
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adgorn
N 41° 53.160 W 087° 58.140
16T E 419606 N 4637572
220 S. Villa Avenue
Now contains a museum including several very nice displays covering local and railroad history.
Waymark Code: WM3N4J
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2008
Views: 90
At the turn of the century, an interurban electric railway called The Aurora, Elgin and Chicago streaked across the prairie farmland. It linked Chicago to the far western suburbs. Villa Park was about a midway point.
An active historical society enabled Villa Park to have the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad station placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The old rails were converted to trails now known as the Illinois Prairie Path, a national Historic Trail.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Historical Museum
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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