Macomb station
Introduction


**Macomb station** (officially the **Thomas C. Carper Amtrak Station**) is an [Amtrak](/wiki/Amtrak "Amtrak") intercity [train station](/wiki/Train_station "Train station") in [Macomb](/wiki/Macomb%2C_Illinois "Macomb, Illinois"), [Illinois](/wiki/Illinois "Illinois"), [United States](/wiki/United_States "United States"). There is one daily morning train to [Chicago](/wiki/Chicago "Chicago"). In the evening, the return train continues on to [Quincy](/wiki/Quincy%2C_Illinois "Quincy, Illinois"), [Illinois](/wiki/Illinois "Illinois"). The station is a brick structure constructed around 1913 by the [Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad](/wiki/Chicago%2C_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad "Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad") as designed by the railroad's architect [Walter Theodore Krausch](/wiki/Walter_Theodore_Krausch "Walter Theodore Krausch"). The city of Macomb leases the station from [BNSF Railway](/wiki/BNSF_Railway "BNSF Railway") to prevent demolition and has done so since 1971\.

In 2017, Amtrak and the city of Macomb agreed to be the first member of a pilot project in which the station platform would be upgraded. Amtrak visited the station in 2016 and railroad engineers drew up plans for a new platform. By doing so, it would also get the station interior a full remodel, making sure the doors and restrooms are all accessible with the [Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990](/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990"). They speculated cost for the new project would be $100,000–$200,000\. Amtrak rebuilt the platform at Macomb station in 2022, making it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act at the cost of $2\.7 million. The new platform,  long, contained a new brick pattern surface with concrete, new hand and guard rails, and a snowmelt system built into the platform to make it easier for cleaning in the winter. The railroad and city officials unveiled the new platform to the public on August 24, 2022\.

Amtrak and the city of Macomb dedicated the station on May 16, 2024 in honor of Tom Carper, Mayor of Macomb from 1991–2013 and Amtrak Board member from 2008–2024\.


How does the city of Macomb's lease agreement with BNSF Railway affect the station's maintenance and upkeep?