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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Atlantic, Iowa)

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Coordinates: 41°24′36″N 95°0′46″W / 41.41000°N 95.01278°W / 41.41000; -95.01278
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Atlantic
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
General information
Location102 North Chestnut Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022
History
Opened1868
ClosedMay 31, 1970
Rebuilt1898
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Walnut
toward Colorado Springs
 Main Line Wiota
toward Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad Depot
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Atlantic, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Atlantic, Iowa)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Atlantic, Iowa) is located in the United States
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Atlantic, Iowa)
LocationJunction of 1st and Chesnut Sts., Atlantic, Iowa
Coordinates41°24′36″N 95°0′46″W / 41.41000°N 95.01278°W / 41.41000; -95.01278
Built1898
Built byChicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSAdvent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.94000087[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1994

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot, also known as the Rock Island Depot, is an historic building located in Atlantic, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad built the first tracks through the area in 1868. The city of Atlantic was founded at the time of the railroad construction. It grew to become the largest and the most significant community along the Rock Island lines between Des Moines and Council Bluffs.[2] The present depot dates from 1898, and it is not a standard-plan depot for the railroad. The unusual design suggests it is the work of an architect, possibly from Chicago.[2] It was built during a prosperous period for the railroad when it was able to replace its facilities along its mainline. The express freight and baggage building attached to the depot was built at the same time. The passenger depot replaced a frame combination passenger and freight depot a block away.

Service included the CRI&P's Corn Belt Rocket and Rocky Mountain Rocket passenger lines.[3] In the trains' final year there, the route was shortened to Chicago to Council Bluffs.[4] Service ended on May 31, 1970; with the end of the Council Bluffs train.[5]

After its use as a depot, the building fell into disrepair before it was restored. It now houses the local chamber of commerce. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Jan R. Nash. "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. ^ Richard Parks. "A Chicago Hub Railroad of the 1930s - 1940s: The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island)". Passenger Railroad Index -1930s-1940s. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. ^ "Rock Island Lines, Table 1". Official Guide of the Railways. 102 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1970.
  5. ^ Paul C. Nelson, University of Iowa, ‘Annals of Iowa,’ ca. 1971, “Rise and Decline of the Rock Island Passenger Train in the 20th Century,” Part II, p. 751 https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/6748/galley/115521/view/


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