Joliet Union Station [SEP] architect
was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt in the Beaux Arts Classical style, and was built in 1912. The City of Joliet owns two thirds of the station and Metra owns the other third. The former waiting room has been converted to a banquet hall that can hold 350 guests.
This station used to serve the "Southwest Chief" until the BNSF merger in 1996 when Amtrak rerouted the "Southwest Chief" to the CB&Q to Galesburg. This station is the site of the old Rock Island Line diamond.
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Joliet Union Station
Joliet Union Station is a former commuter and long-distance railroad station in Joliet, Illinois serving both Amtrak long-distance and Metra commuter trains. It was replaced by the new Joliet Transportation Center in 2018, a train station that was constructed adjacent to the Union Station's location. Train service to Joliet Union Station permanently ceased in September 2014. The station is from Chicago Union Station on the Heritage Corridor, and from Chicago LaSalle St. Station on the Rock Island District.
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