Mattoon station
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History
The Mattoon station is housed in the former Illinois Central Railroad Depot. The depot was completed in 1918 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[2] At its height, the building housed a power plant, mail room, luggage room, and restaurant, in addition to the main hall where passengers waited to board trains. As many as ten trains a day departed the depot in the 1950s.[3]
During 2010, a $3 million restoration project, paid for from a mix of private, state, and federal funding, was undertaken, replacing paint, flooring, and other interior fixtures.[4]
The depot today
There are no Amtrak employees at the station; the doors unlock and lock automatically before and after the arrival and departure of trains.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The station currently serves as a stop for the Illini, Saluki, and City of New Orleans passenger trains [5] The tracks themselves, formerly part of the Illinois Central Railroad, are now owned by the Canadian National Railway (CN).[6] Freight trains run by CN pass through frequently.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Transit service to the depot from Mattoon and Charleston is provided by Dial-A-Ride Rural Public Transportation, which provides deviated fixed-route and demand-response service.
References
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- ↑ National Register of Historic Places listings for Coles County, Illinois. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
- ↑ Project Depot: History. www.projectdepot.org Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
- ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
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External links
- Mattoon, IL – Amtrak
- Mattoon, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Pictures of the Mattoon station from projectdepot.org.
- Mattoon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- National Register nomination
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- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Amtrak stations in Illinois
- Transportation buildings and structures in Coles County, Illinois
- Former Illinois Central Railroad stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Coles County, Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1855