Route of the Great Western Railway
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.
Elizabeth Railroad Depot
Elizabeth Depot Museum
Chicago, IL.
Oelwein, IA
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
THE GREAT WESTERN
CGW
