Millsdale Station
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Millsdale Station was an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
station in the ghost town
of Millsdale, Illinois
. It was located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River
, and had two tracks passing through. The station is on the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision and freight trains still pass by the site of the former depot.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
station in the ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
of Millsdale, Illinois
Millsdale, Illinois
Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois. In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Millsdale Station....
. It was located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River
Des Plaines River
The Des Plaines River is a river that flows southward for through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the U.S. Midwest, eventually meeting the Kankakee River west of Channahon to form the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River....
, and had two tracks passing through. The station is on the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision and freight trains still pass by the site of the former depot.