Built in 1888 as a passenger and freight station, the Elizabeth Depot also serviced Illinois' longest railroad tunnel - the over half-mile-long Winston Tunnel.
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Chicago Great Western
Railway
Reporting marks
CGW
Chicago, IL, Minneapolis, MN.
and Omaha, NE. to Kansas City, KS.
Dates of operation
1885 – 1968
Successor line
Chicago and North Western
Track gauge
4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters
Oelwein, Iowa / Chicago, Illinois
Locale
Railroad Museum
111 E. Myrtle St. .. .. Elizabeth, Illinois 61028
Eight model railroad trains operate
on the tracks of, N-scale, HO-Scale,
and G-scale .. All Aboard
More information .. .. 815-858-2343
THE GREAT WESTERN
Railroad themed gifts and genuine railroad artifacts can be purchased at the depot.
CGW
