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Mossville station

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Mossville
Former Rock Island Line passenger station
General information
LocationNear IL 29
Mossville, Illinois
Owned bytrack owned by Iowa Interstate
Line(s)Rock Island Line Peoria Branch
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Closed1970s
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Former services
Peoria
Terminus
Bureau – Peoria Rome
toward Bureau

Mossville station was a railway station along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway in Mossville, Illinois.[1] The station was alongside Illinois Route 29 and the Illinois River. It was a flag stop for trains such as the Peoria Rocket, between Chicago and Peoria.[2] Freight operations are still provided on the single track line by Iowa Interstate.

References

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  1. ^ "Medina Township". Genealogy Trails. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ The Official Gude of the Railways. June 1941 "Rock Island Line"

40°48′56.7″N 89°34′1.47″W / 40.815750°N 89.5670750°W / 40.815750; -89.5670750