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Atlantic
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
General information
Location	102 North Chestnut Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022
History
Opened	1868
Closed	May 31, 1970
Rebuilt	1898
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Walnuttoward Colorado Springs Main Line Wiotatoward Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Junction of 1st and Chesnut Sts., Atlantic, Iowa
Coordinates	41°24′36″N 95°0′46″W / 41.41000°N 95.01278°W / 41.41000; -95.01278
Built	1898
Built by	Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	94000087
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1994

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot, also known as the Rock Island Depot, is an historic building located in Atlantic, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad built the first tracks through the area in 1868. The city of Atlantic was founded at the time of the railroad construction. It grew to become the largest and the most significant community along the Rock Island lines between Des Moines and Council Bluffs. The present depot dates from 1898, and it is not a standard-plan depot for the railroad. The unusual design suggests it is the work of an architect, possibly from Chicago. It was built during a prosperous period for the railroad when it was able to replace its facilities along its mainline. The express freight and baggage building attached to the depot was built at the same time. The passenger depot replaced a frame combination passenger and freight depot a block away.

Service included the CRI&P's Corn Belt Rocket and Rocky Mountain Rocket passenger lines. In the trains' final year there, the route was shortened to Chicago to Council Bluffs. Service ended on May 31, 1970; with the end of the Council Bluffs train.

After its use as a depot, the building fell into disrepair before it was restored. It now houses the local chamber of commerce. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Jan R. Nash. "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
3. Richard Parks. "A Chicago Hub Railroad of the 1930s - 1940s: The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island)". Passenger Railroad Index -1930s-1940s. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
4. "Rock Island Lines, Table 1". Official Guide of the Railways. 102 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1970.
5. Paul C. Nelson, University of Iowa, ‘Annals of Iowa,’ ca. 1971, “Rise and Decline of the Rock Island Passenger Train in the 20th Century,” Part II, p. 751 https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/6748/galley/115521/view/

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, Iowa
Atlantic	American Legion Memorial Building Atlantic High School Cass County Courthouse Charles F. and Ruth Chase House Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot Hotel Whitney S.F. Martin House Job A. and Rebecca E. McWaid House
Griswold	Griswold National Bank
Lewis	George B. Hitchcock House Nishnabotna Ferry House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1898
• Renaissance Revival architecture in Iowa
• Transportation buildings and structures in Cass County, Iowa
• National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, Iowa
• Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• Former railway stations in Iowa
• Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
• Atlantic, Iowa
• 1898 establishments in Iowa
• Railway stations in the United States closed in 1970