MENDOTA

Mendota is on the Quincy to Chicago route, with six daily trains, three eastbound and three westbound. 

Amtrak is the best way to travel to downtown Chicago from Mendota  - 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 Mendota. 

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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: 8th St. & 6th Ave  
Station Hours: unstaffed (open one half hour before train departures/arrivals, no ticket sales) 
Public Transit: None available  
Lodging & Local Info: Mendota Chamber of Commerce www.mendotachamber.com (815) 539-7905 
Taxi Service: None available
2006 Ridership: 12,652 boardings

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Points of Interest

Local governments
City of Mendota– www.mendota.il.us/  
LaSalle County - www.lasallecounty.org/

Educational institutions

Businesses
Advanced Drainage Systems - www.ads-pipe.com/en/index.asp
Black Bros. - www.blackbros.com/
Del Monte - www.delmonte.com/

Visitor Attractions
Union Depot Railroad Museum - www.mendotamuseums.org/
Hume-Carnegie Museum - www.mendotamuseums.org/

Festivals
Annual Sweet Corn Festival – www.mendotachamber.com
Mendota’s Tri County Fair – www.mendotachamber.com

Civic organization

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