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

[luckyshow_@_mindspring.com]

wasn't all this railroad property given to the railroads? Couldn't there be anything to use eminent domain for these structures on such land when the railroad no longer wants such landmarks?

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>From: "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) 
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>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
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>years to find a new site for the depot and raise funds for the moving
>expense, but it has been unsuccessful. 
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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) 
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>List,
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>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. 
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>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. 
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>Scott Kramer
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>Butch Getz
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