(rshsdepot) FW: Depots in trouble......

["Camp, Mark J." <MCamp_@_utnet.utoledo.edu>]

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Bad News From Wilmington, Illinois
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Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:48 pm (PST) 


According to Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis, the UP intends to raze
the ex-Chicago & Alton depot in Wilmington, Illinois in the very near
future, possibly this month. UP has notified the Wilmington Depot
Association that it intends to demolish the structure if it is not moved
off of UP property soon. The Association has been working for about
eight
years to find a new site for the depot and raise funds for the moving
expense, but it has been unsuccessful. 

Bill Molony

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GM&O depot in Pekin is also in danger.
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Posted by: "Scott Kramer" dskramer_@_mtco.com
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Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:39 pm (PST) 


List,

Realizing that Bill just posted information 
regarding the Wilmington depot, we received 
news as well that the Pekin GM&O depot is in 
trouble. The owner of the depot, who also owns 
Creative Landscaping next door, wants to sell 
the depot or even have it moved. If it doesn't 
sell, he's considering razing the structure. 
My source shared that the owner is tired of 
paying taxes on the unused property. 

I've personally been inside the depot and from 
my first impression, it seems structurally sound. 
I was impressed with how intact and unchanged it 
was from its days of use. I commented to a friend 
that it looked like the railroad just locked the door 
and left. 

Scott Kramer



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