Kane County, Illinois

City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes Field Checked
Aurora Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Broadway/Spring St. Rh/Sh business/Aurora Transportation Center 1856 gone stone none circular roundhouse and other shop buildings 5/23
Aurora CB&Q Fox River B rr 1922-23 in use concrete BNSF 2 concrete arch bridges, one on each side of Hurds Island  
Aurora Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary   P           predecessor of Milwaukee Road  
Aurora Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (EJ&E) Fox River, downtown B rr   in use   EJ&E   5/12
Aurora Metra 233 N. Broadway P rr   in use stone BNSF/Metra Metra stop 5/23
Batavia CB&Q relocated to 155 Houston St. along C&NW right-of- way, 1 block east of Rt. 31 C museum 1855 inuse wood   2 story, Batavia Depot Museum 10/24
Batavia Chicago Aurora & Elgin 2 E. Wilson St. P business   gone stone none 1876 building served as terminal for CA&E Batavia branch from 1902 until 1957 closure, info  
Big Rock CB&Q moved to Aurora C display   museum wood museum Blackberry Farm's Pioneer Village, Field checked 4/05 4/05
Burlington Illinois Central on site C township office   in use wood   modified 1/06
Clintonville Chicago Aurora & Elgin 33W519 Kenyon Rd, South Elgin, IL 60177 ICS club 1903 gone brick none on Illinois Prairie Path trail, model railroad club  
East Dundee Chicago & North Western (C&NW)   C museum 1895 none wood none sided  
Elgin Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) 109 W. Chicago St./State St. C rr 1947 in use brick CPR/Metra  Metra-MD-W stop  
Elgin   over Fox River B rr   in use steel   multi-span 9/11
Elgin (National St.) RTA 85 National St. P rr   in use stone CPR/Metra Metra-MD-W stop, shelter  
Elgin C&NW 201 E. National St. C business c1883   gone wood none restored?  
Elgin (Big Timber) Metra 2025 Big Timber Rd. P rr   in use brick CPR/Metra Metra-MD-W stop, shelter  
Geneva Chicago, Wheaton & Western (Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin) 305 W. State St. IP business 1909 gone   none facade altered, part of Nobel House restaurant 9/24
Geneva RTA 328 Crescent Place P rr 1986 in use brick UP/Metra Metra UP West stop, based on earlier C&NW depot, image 11/22
Mooseheart CB&Q on site C     gone   none   4/09
Pingree Grove CMStP&P relocated to opposite corner of grade crossing C     in use wood     11/09
Plato Center Ill. Central relocated to Plato Park on Stonecrest Dr., just off Russell Rd. C museum   none wood none Depot Museum 4/09
South Elgin Ill. Central Fox River, south of town B rr   in use steel      
Wasco Chicago Great Western (CGW) relocated .25 mi., off La Fox Rd. C  muni. 1887 none wood none community center  

Disused Stations of the Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin: YouTube playlist

Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western: YouTube playlist

Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

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