- Mattoon (Amtrak station)
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Mattoon Station statistics Address 1718 Broadway Avenue
Mattoon, IL 61938Coordinates 39°28′58″N 88°22′34″W / 39.4829°N 88.3760°WCoordinates: 39°28′58″N 88°22′34″W / 39.4829°N 88.3760°W Lines Other information Opened 1918 Code MAT Traffic Passengers (FY2010) 32,818[1] 
11% (Amtrak)Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward New OrleansCity of New Orleans toward Chicagotoward CarbondaleIllini and Saluki Former services Illinois Central Railroad Neogatoward New OrleansMain Line Humboldttoward Chicago Central StationIllinois Central Railroad Depot
Location: Mattoon, Illinois, USA Coordinates: 39°28′58″N 88°22′34″W / 39.4829°N 88.3760°WCoordinates: 39°28′58″N 88°22′34″W / 39.4829°N 88.3760°W Built: 1918 NRHP Reference#: - 02000098
The Mattoon Amtrak station is a train station in Mattoon, Illinois, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route.
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History
The Mattoon Amtrak 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 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. The station currently serves as a stop for the Illini, Saluki, and City of New Orleans passenger trains. The tracks themselves, formerly part of the Illinois Central Railroad, are now owned by the Canadian National Railway (CN). Freight trains run by CN pass through frequently.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ILLINOIS10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places listings for Coles County, Illinois. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
- ^ Project Depot: History. www.projectdepot.org
- ^ "Renovations complete on eastern Ill. train depot". Chicago Tribune. 17 October 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-traindepot-mattoo,0,972957.story. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Mattoon, IL
- Pictures of the Mattoon station from projectdepot.org.
- Mattoon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Amtrak stations in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Coles County, Illinois
- Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines
- National Register of Historic Places in Coles County, Illinois
- Illinois railway station stubs
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