CARLINVILLE

Carlinville is on the St. Louis to Chicago route, with nine daily trains, five northbound and four southbound.

Amtrak is the best way to travel to downtown Chicago from Carlinville  - no highway hassles or parking worries. Affordable fares, convenient schedules and amenities like a cafe car and lots of legroom make Amtrak the right choice for carefree travel to and from Carlinville.

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Amtrak improves Illinois by reducing our oil addiction, protecting our environment and connecting our region's economy. Because each individual rider strengthens the passenger rail network, you can improve Illinois by helping someone new catch an Illinois train.

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Station Information

Location: 128 Alton Street -west edge of Downtown 
Station Hours: unstaffed (open one half hour before train departures/arrivals, no ticket sales) 
Public Transit: None available  
Lodging & Local Info: Carlinville Chamber of Commerce www.carlinvillechamber.com (217) 854-2141 
Taxi Service: None available
2006 Ridership: 5,950 boardings

Click here to find the station on Google Maps

Click here to buy tickets

National Routes
Texas Eagle

Local Governments
Town of Carlinville - www.carlinville.com/
Macoupin County - www.macoupincountyil.gov/

Educational Institutions
Blackburn College - http://www.blackburn.edu/

Businesses

Visitor Attractions
Sears Homes - www.altonmuseum.com/
Beaver Dam State Park - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Dam_State_Park_(Illinois)
Loomis House - www.prairieghosts.com/loomis.html

Festivals
Historical Society Spring Festival - www.carlinvillechamber.com
Broom Orchard Apple Festival - www.carlinvillechamber.com

Civic organization
Carlinville Chamber of Commerce - www.carlinvillechamber.com/business.html

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