Romeoville station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)

Romeoville station, known as Romeo on timetables,[1] was an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville, Illinois. The station was located near the Illinois and Michigan Canal.[2] Freight trains still pass by the site of the old station, on the double track Southern Transcon Line.

Romeoville
Former AT&SF passenger rail station
LocationRomeoville Road
Romeoville, Illinois
Owned bynone (destroyed)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Lockport
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Lemont
toward Chicago

Metra had plans for a new Romeoville station on the Heritage Corridor since the early 21st Century. The station and accompanying parking would be located on the property belonging to the Citgo oil refinery between Lemont and Lockport.[3][4][5] In May 2017, Metra went ahead with the plans when they broke ground for the new station in Romeoville.[6] The new Romeoville station opened on February 3, 2018.

References
  1. The Official railway guide: North American freight service edition. Retrieved February 7, 2011
  2. Google (February 7, 2011). "Romeoville Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. Wronski, Richard (December 7, 2009). "Metra on track to rehab and rebuild dozens of stations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1990000,4_1_JO14_METRA_S1-100114.article
  6. "Romeoville breaks ground on new Metra station | Metra". www.metrarail.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.


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