Fort Madison station (1968–2021): Difference between revisions

{{For|the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Fort Madison now used as the Amtrak station|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District}}

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| name=Fort Madison, IA

| image=Fort Madison station - 2015.jpg

| image_caption=The ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' at Fort Madison station in October 2015

| address=1601 20th Street,<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak System Timetables |url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=20100510&item=0015 |via=Museum of Railway Timetables |publisher=Amtrak |page=12 |date=May 10, 2010}}</ref> [[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]], [[Iowa]] 52627

| coordinates={{coord|40.6223|-91.3375|type:railwaystation_region:US-IA|display=inline,title}}

| line=[[BNSF Railway]] [[Chillicothe Subdivision|Chillicothe]] / [[Marceline Subdivision]]s

| passengers=6,661<ref>{{cite web |title= Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Iowa|publisher= [[Amtrak]] |date= November 2017 |url= https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/IOWA17.pdf |accessdate= 10 January 2018}}</ref>

| pass_year=2017

| pass_percent=0.76

| opened=1968<ref name="2021closing" />

| closed=December&nbsp;15, 2021<ref name="2021closing">{{cite news |author1=[[Associated Press]] |title=Amtrak Service Returns to Historic Fort Madison Station |url=https://ktvo.com/news/local/amtrak-service-returns-to-historic-fort-madison-station |access-date=December 28, 2021 |work=[[KTVO-TV]] |date=December 14, 2021}}</ref>

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| other_services_header = Former services

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| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak|line1=Southwest Chief|left1=La Plata|right1=Galesburg

|line2=Lone Star|left2=La Plata|right2=Galesburg (SF)|system3=Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|line3=Main|left3=Shopton|right3=East Fort Madison}}

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'''Fort Madison''' was an [[Amtrak]] train station in [[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]], [[Iowa]], United States. The former Amtrak station was built in 1968 by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]—commonly referred to as the "Santa Fe." Located at the east end of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF—successor to the Santa Fe) freight yard, it was about a half hour walk away from downtown. It replaced a downtown Santa Fe complex that included a 1910 depot, Railway Express Agency (REA) building, and freight office.<ref name=great>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/fort-madison-ia-fmd/ |work=Great American Stations |title=Fort Madison, IA (FMD) |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref>

On December&nbsp;15, 2021, Amtrak moved its operations back to the historic Santa Fe Depot, located directly in downtown Fort Madison.

The city, in collaboration with BNSF, Amtrak, the Iowa Department of Transportation, the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, and the North Lee County Historical Society (NLCHS), has worked since 2006 to restore the old Santa Fe station to accommodate an Amtrak waiting room and ticket office as well as exhibition and storage space for the NLCHS museum, which moved into the old depot in 1972.<ref name=great /> Unfortunately, the depot remained susceptible to high water and was flooded several times in the late 20th century. Eventually, the city decided to sponsor a project to lift the depot off of its foundation, construct a new five foot high concrete base, and lower the building back into place; this work occurred during 2011.<ref name=great />

The total cost of the depot raising and restoration project is estimated at $3.2 million, and the city obtained funds from a diverse array of grant programs, including $1.5 million through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements program and $1.13 million through I-Jobs, a state investment program designed to renew Iowa's infrastructure, promote long-term economic growth, and help create and retain jobs.<ref name=great /> Once the renovation was completed, Amtrak moved the Fort Madison stop to the depot, which also continues to house the NLCHS museum.<ref name=great />

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*[http://www.wgem.com/Global/story.asp?S=11689443 Fort Madison receives $1.1 million for Santa Fe Rail Depot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025612/http://www.wgem.com/Global/story.asp?S=11689443 |date= July 17, 2011 }}

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