Homewood

Homewood station is an Amtrak intercity and Metra commuter train station in Homewood, Illinois. It is also the location of the Homewood Railroad Park Museum. Served by the Metra Electric District, Homewood is from that line's northern terminus at Millennium Station. It is six stops away from the line's southern terminus at . In Metra's zone-based fare system, Homewood is located in zone E. , Homewood is the 32nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,171 weekday boardings. It is also from Union Station, the northern terminus of the three Amtrak services which stop here. History The Illinois Central Railroad built Homewood in 1923 to serve the Panama Limited and Seminole Limited. The station house, now used by Amtrak, was built in a mission revival style in order to complement the architecture of the clubhouse of the nearby Ravisloe Country Club. Three years after the station opened, commuter services began. In the 1960s the station also served such IC trains as the City of New Orleans, Creole, and Green Diamond. In 1971, Amtrak assumed control of the Illinois Central's passenger operations and continued to stop at Homewood. Metra purchased the commuter services in 1987. In 2003 the Homewood Rail Heritage Committee approved the installation of a train watching platform for railfans similar to that of the Rochelle Railroad Park in Rochelle, Illinois. As with many suburban Metra stations, bus connections are provided by Pace Transit Systems.