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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.
An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.
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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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