Morris station

Preceding station	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad			Following station
Former services
Stockdale toward Colorado Springs		Main Line		Minooka toward Chicago

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.

References

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