Morris station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway station in

Morris, Illinois Morris is a city in and the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States and part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area. The population was estimated at 15,053 in 2019. Description Morris is the Grundy County seat and has a larg ...

. Unlike many old stations, the depot is still standing on the south side of the track just west of Route 47.Surviving Illinois Railroad Stations
. Retrieved February 14, 2011 The tracks were built by the Rock Island Line in 1853. The single track line is now on the CSX New Rock Subdivision. Across the tracks is the former

Illinois Terminal Railway The Illinois Terminal Railroad Company (reporting marks "ITC"), known as the Illinois Traction System until 1937, was a heavy duty interurban electric railroad with extensive passenger and freight business in central and southern Illinois from ...

station house, now used as a business. The station is considered for service on

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's proposed

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— Moline—

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line. There is speculation that Metra's

Rock Island District The Rock Island District (RI) is a Metra commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois, southwest to Joliet. Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are "Rocket Red" in honor of the Ch ...

will be extended to Morris.

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Transportation buildings and structures in Grundy County, Illinois Former railway stations in Illinois Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900 Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations {{Illinois-railstation-stub