Re: (rshsdepot) Moline Illinois train depot to be relocated, not demolished

["James Kelling" <james.kelling_@_nara.gov>]

Which Moline depot is this, the Burlington, Rock Island, or Milwaukee
Road?
 
J. Kelling
Greenbelt, MD

>>> trailrider_@_essex1.com 7/12/2007 12:28 AM >>>

Moline Illinois train depot to be relocated, not demolished

http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?s=6771949

MOLINE, Illinois - The Moline city council decided tonight to lobby the
Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation to relocate the Moline
Depot instead of demolishing it.

Right now, IDOT wants to purchase the depot and destroy it to make room
for the new I-74 bridge.  The council's decision tonight, will hopefully
change the DOT's original mission, and get the depot relocation funded
by federal dollars.

Barb Sandberg is the chairwoman of the Moline Historic Preservation
Commission and attended tonight's meeting.  Sandberg wrote the landmark
papers to get the depot on Moline's historic registry.  Sandberg says
it's important to keep the landmark because it embodies Moline's history
and showcases how important the railroad was to the growth of this
area.

The Moline Depot was designed by a local architect and build in 1900. 
Most of the smaller train depots are made of wood, but Moline's is a
brick building with a tile roof.  Sandberg hopes that if the Quad Cities
ever gets a high speed rail - the depot could again be used for what it
was intended.







A photo of the Depot can be found at this link.

Moline Illinois train depot:
http://www.pbase.com/trailryder/image/48674006

Later 

Bill Manon Jr.

Dixon, Illinois





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