It a major junction station on the railway since it was point was where the Pekin Branch (also known as the Pekin District) split from the main line.
[1] Ancona was the eastern point where the Santa Fe decided to build track west to existing track in Kansas City in 1889.
[2] (It used former Chicago and St. Louis Railway trackage to reach Chicago)[2][3] Freight trains still pass on the double-tracked main line and the location provides a good location for railfans.
The branch line to Pekin was abandoned in 1982[4] although the former right-of-way can still easily be seen.
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