Wheaton station (Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad)

The right of way acquired by the AE&C ended up paralleling that of the Chicago and North Western (C&NW, the modern-day Union Pacific West Line), and it was decided to construct its Wheaton station adjacent to the C&NW's station. The AE&C, including Wheaton station, opened on August 25, 1902. The Elgin branch of the AE&C opened in 1903.^[1]

The AE&C quickly grew and the station was expanded in 1911.^[1] The AE&C became the CA&E in the 1920s.

Having been rendered unprofitable by developments in the 1950s, the CA&E closed passenger service on the afternoon of July 3, 1957. The railroad decided to rent out its stations afterwards; Wheaton was leased to the DuPage County Democratic Party, whose headquarters it served. It was later demolished.^[1]

The 1911 station was designed by H. R. Wilson and Company. Radiators were placed in each corner of the station house during the winter to warm it up to 75 °F (24 °C). Between 1903 and 1914, trains left Chicago alternating between Aurora and Elgin; afterwards, trains proceeded west to Wheaton, where they were split with the front halves going to Aurora and the rear halves going to Elgin.^[1]