Station Data:

Address

Michigan Avenue

Central Station
Chicago, IL 60605

Location

41.87 N, 87.62 W

Elevation

183 m / 600 ft

Population

2,695,598 (Census 2010)

Building

Built in 1893

Condition

Closed on 1972, Demolished in 1974

Amtrak Trains (January 1972)

Train Name

George Washington/James Whitcomb Riley, Panama Limited and Shawnee

Note: Amtrak trains were rerouted to Chicago Union Station in 1972

The last Amtrak timetable showing Chicago Central Station (issued on January 16, 1972)

(Source: timetables.org ©1972 National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Chicago Illinois Central Station (1970)

Amtrak Chicago Central Station (1972)

Amtrak Chicago Central Station (1972)

Amtrak Chicago Central Station (1972)

Chicago Central Station (January 1972)

Chicago Central Station (January 1973)