The Chicago and North Western Railway opened its Freeport Branch in 1849, followed by the Iowa Division of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1853.

The station served Illinois Central's Hawkeye, Iowan, Land O'Corn, and Sinnissippi trains.

Passenger service ceased upon the formation of Amtrak in 1971, but resumed between Chicago and Dubuque in 1974 under the name Black Hawk.

Plans for the restoration of the Black Hawk occurred in the early 2010s, but they were postponed indefinitely in 2014.

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