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

["William J Manon" <trailrider_@_essex1.com>]

The Depot was build in 1901 by Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern RR,
No sooner had the depot been built, then news reached the public on March 2,
1901, that the D.R.I. & N.W. Terminal Lines had leased all of their property
to the C.B.& Q. (Chicago Burlington & Quincy) & the C.M. & St. P. (Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul) rail lines for an estimated profit of over one million
dollars. The two new lines had a fifty-fifty ownership split.

For the full history check the following link.

I just updated this page.

http://www.pbase.com/trailryder/image/48674006

Later

Bill Manon Jr.

Dixon, Illinois



- ----- Original Message -----
From: "James Kelling" <james.kelling_@_nara.gov>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Moline Illinois train depot to be relocated,not
demolished


> 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 >>>
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> Moline Illinois train depot to be relocated, not demolished
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> http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?s=6771949
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> 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.
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> A photo of the Depot can be found at this link.
>
> Moline Illinois train depot:
> http://www.pbase.com/trailryder/image/48674006
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> Later
>
> Bill Manon Jr.
>
> Dixon, Illinois
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