Galesburg, IL is an Amtrak Station in Western Illinois. It has a decent amount of service with four daily trains per day to and from Cicago, although the Chicago-bound passengers can't ride the Zephyr eastbound to Chicago, it's discharge only between Galesburg and Chicago. The station has an unusual platform layout that unfornchately means only one train can platform there at a time. There is a modern concrete side platform at the six inch height, with a small level crossing area over to the next platform that allows a middle track to platform as well although two trains can't stop at the same time. The station is fully staffed with an old fashioned looking station house as well as the small Galesburg Railroad Museum that has it's own building and some old Burlington Route Cars parked viewable from the platform. Most prominately displayed is an old CB&Q Locomotive #3006, as well as three other passenger rail cars.
Photos 1-12: 20 August, 2008; 13-19: 29 May, 2011
Looking down the outside platform at Galesburg, IL as the Westbound California Zephyr with it's Superliners is stopped in the station for a fresh air stop. Coaches #34107 and #34137 are in view.
Engine #3006. A Hudson Class S-4, 4-6-4 locomotive is on display just beyond the station platforms at Galesburg, IL. It is part of the very small Galesburg Railway Museum.
CB&Q Railway Post Office Car #1945 in the Galesburg Railway Museum.
CB&Q Pullman Meath, a classic Pullman Parlor Car #2645 in the Galesburg Railway Museum.
Looking down the side platform track at Galesburg, IL as passengers get on and off the California Zephyr.
A basic Galesburg Station platform sign.
Superliner Sightseer Lounge Car #33047 stopped at Galesburg as the California Zephyr makes a quick fresh air stop. Passengers walk down the platform to the station exit.
Passengers enjoy a smoke and some fresh air as the California Zephyr is stopped at Galesburg, IL.
The small wodden station house at Galesburg, IL.
Another view of the station house at Galesburg, IL with the railroad museum building also visible.
A small gravel parking lot for the station at Galesburg, IL CB&Q #32474 with the words Burlington Route: Everything West is also in view.
Each of the two platforms as a small canopy at Galesburg. The dip to track level on the mini-high platforms is also visible. This is the crossing point to reach the station building from the island platform.
Another view of the Pullman car in the railway museum
Passengers get on and off or enjoy the fresh air on the California Zephyr's fresh air stop
The Burlington Route Locomotive in the railway museum
The railway post office car
The late eastbound Zephyr stops on the side plaform
Dirt between the platform and Railroad Museum
Galesburg has white on Blue text signs, this one is in front of a Burlington car in the Railroad Museum
Last Updated: 7 October, 2020
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