Plano station (Illinois)

Plano, IL
The station at Plano in September 2016. The former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station is on the left.
General information
Location	101 West Main Street[1] Plano, Illinois
Coordinates	41°39′44″N 88°32′27″W / 41.6621°N 88.5407°W / 41.6621; -88.5407
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Mendota Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	KAT (dial-a-ride)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PLO
History
Opened	1913
Passengers
FY 2023	4,237[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Mendota toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Naperville toward Chicago      California Zephyr does not stop here      Southwest Chief does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Sandwich toward Denver Main Line Bristol toward Chicago
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Mendota toward Moline Quad Cities Proposed Naperville toward Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company
NRHP reference No.	93001238[1]
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1993

Plano station, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot is an Amtrak intercity train station in Plano, Illinois, United States. The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993.

Currently, four Amtrak trains stop at Plano per day. These serves are the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg. The Illinois Zephyr stops in the morning (to Chicago Union Station) and in the evening (to Quincy). The Carl Sandburg stops in the morning (to Quincy) and the evening (to Chicago). The Southwest Chief and California Zephyr pass through the station but do not stop.

Metra is exploring extending the BNSF Railway Line to Sandwich, Illinois in the future, and originally proposed the Plano Amtrak station as one of the stops on the proposed extension.^[3] However, the proposed station location was changed to near Little Rock road in Plano's city limits, over 1 mile west of the current station.

The rectangular Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot in Plano is constructed in a combination of Classical Revival and American Craftsman architectural styles.^[4]

The building currently being used as the Amtrak station in Plano, Illinois was constructed in 1913 by Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company of Aurora, Illinois.^[5] Amtrak service began here on April 30, 1972.^{[6]: 251–252}

The Plano Amtrak station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993 due to its association with Plano's history of rail transportation.^[1] The history of the city of Plano is tied to the railroad, the Kendall County city grew around the tracks unlike its neighbors of Yorkville, and Oswego.^[5] The Amtrak station at Plano is one of the smallest station houses in the United States.^[5]

The movie, "Witless Protection" was filmed in Plano, using the train station as the Police Headquarters in the movie. The station was also featured in the 2013 Superman movie, "Man of Steel", which was filmed in Plano. The station was used as the Village Hall for Superman's hometown of Smallville, Kansas.

• Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Illinois

Media related to Plano station at Wikimedia Commons

• Plano, IL – Amtrak
• Plano, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Plano Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)