Mazon was a small
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...
station in
Mazon, Illinois
Mazon (Help:IPA/English, /) is a village in Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois, Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois, Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The name derives from the Potawatomi word for "nettles" (mzan). The population wa ...
, 66.1 timetable miles west of
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
.
Now on the
BNSF
BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that provide ...
Southern Transcon line, it also served the
Kankakee and Seneca railroad.
The more famous Santa Fe trains such as the ''
Super Chief'', ''
Chief'' and ''
El Capitan
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'' didn't stop at Mazon.
Only the local
mail train called on the station; a
motor car in the waning years. Even though passenger service has long left Mazon, the building still stands and is used by
BNSF
BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that provide ...
maintenance workers.
. Retrieved February 2, 2011
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Mazon Depot pictureStation from Google Maps Street View
Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
Former railway stations in Illinois
Transportation buildings and structures in Grundy County, Illinois
1898 establishments in Illinois
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1898
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