Minooka station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station in Minooka, Illinois. It was the highest point on the Rock Island Line and was originally called Summit.MCHS History . Retrieved February 13, 2011A History of Minooka, Illinois . Retrieved February 13, 2011zipreality.com . Retrieved February 13, 2011Minooka History . Retrieved February 13, 2011 The town was later renamed by settler Dolly Smith, to Minooka, a word in the Pottowatomi language possibly meaning "high point", "place of contentment", "good Earth" or "place of the maples." Additional translations of the word may be "good land” or “high place.” CSX Transportation runs freight trains on the New Rock Subdivision with Iowa Interstate trackage rights.
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