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that honors the volunteers who served millions of soldiers and sailors passing by on troop trains. The canteen was open from
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1062:Monuments and memorials in Illinois
528:"Galesburg Amtrak service detoured"
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506:"Galesburg to Streator"
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112:41.1230°N 88.8245°W
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928:Chillicothe
891:Springfield
766:Carlinville
442:Chillicothe
398:Los Angeles
366:located in
300:Los Angeles
263:Los Angeles
258:Chillicothe
219:Chillicothe
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91:Coordinates
1031:Categories
916:Belleville
861:Naperville
761:Carbondale
485:The Zephyr
464:References
440:to bypass
414:main lines
103:88°49′28″W
100:41°07′23″N
876:Princeton
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771:Centralia
406:AT&SF
308:Main Line
237:Lone Star
138:Platforms
39:AT&SF
985:Streator
980:Rockford
976:Monmouth
957:Freeport
950:Elmhurst
826:Kankakee
816:Homewood
811:Glenview
786:Du Quoin
736:Illinois
730:stations
457:monument
416:east of
404:and the
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372:Illinois
368:Streator
344:Location
165:At-grade
128:Owned by
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69:Streator
63:Location
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933:Decatur
886:Rantoul
871:Pontiac
856:Mendota
851:Mattoon
841:Lincoln
831:Kewanee
418:Cameron
394:Chicago
320:Chicago
318:toward
298:toward
261:toward
250:Chicago
248:toward
228:Houston
222:toward
170:History
41:station
33:Former
1011:Moline
990:Warren
962:Galena
953:Eureka
912:Aurora
896:Summit
881:Quincy
846:Macomb
821:Joliet
806:Gilman
791:Dwight
725:Amtrak
580:17 Jul
573:Trains
552:15 Apr
384:Amtrak
362:was a
315:Kernan
224:Dallas
209:Amtrak
175:Closed
149:Tracks
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866:Plano
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660:1 Feb
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