Station Data:

Address

401 West National Avenue
Effingham, IL 62401

Location

39.12 N, 88.55 W

Elevation

180 m / 590 ft

Population

12,328 (Census 2010)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

Brick, Built in 1924

Ridership

25,641 (FY2011)

Amtrak Trains:

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

[ Chicago, IL - Memphis, TN - Jackson, MS - New Orleans, LA ]

ILLINI

[ Chicago, IL - Champaign / Urbana, IL - Carbondale, IL ]

SALUKI

[ Chicago, IL - Champaign / Urbana, IL - Carbondale, IL ]

Visited on August 4, 2007

Three station buildings at Effingham, IL

Building (1) is used for Photo Shop

Building (2) is still being renovated

Building (2) - Platform Side

Building (2) - Inside

Building (2) - Old Amtrak Station Name

Building (3) is used for Amtrak

Building (3) - Platform Side

Building (3) - Platform Side

Building (3) - Amtrak Waiting Area

Two lines are crossing at Effingham

UP Locomotives (Eastbound)

Looking South (New Orleans)

Looking North (Chicago)

Looking East

Looking West

Effingham Downtown

Effingham Downtown

Visited on April 29, 2002

Building (3) - Amtrak Station

Building (3) - Waiting Area

Building (2)

Building (2) - Waiting Area

Freight train at Effingham Station (June 1978)