Mattoon station

Mattoon is an Amtrak intercity train station in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station. It is a regular stop for the Illini and Saluki.

Mattoon, IL
The Mattoon station platform in April 2016. The depot constructed by the Illinois Central Railroad is present on the left.
Location1718 Broadway Avenue
Mattoon, IL 61938
United States
Coordinates39.4829°N 88.3760°W / 39.4829; -88.3760
Line(s)CN Champaign Subdivison
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusFlag stop
Station codeMAT
History
Opened1855[1]
Rebuilt1860[1]
January 21, 1918[1]
Key dates
December 1977Station agent eliminated[1]
Passengers
201442,872[2]  3.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Effingham
toward New Orleans
 City of New Orleans Champaign–Urbana
toward Chicago
Effingham
toward Carbondale
 Illini and Saluki
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Aetna
toward New Orleans
 Main Line Dorans
toward Chicago
Coles
toward Peoria
 Peoria – Evansville Newby
toward Evansville
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
LocationMattoon, Illinois, USA
Built1918
NRHP reference No.02000098
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2002
Location
Mattoon, IL
Location within Illinois

History

The Mattoon 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.[3] 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.[4]

During 2010, a $3 million restoration project, paid for from a mix of private, state, and federal funding, was undertaken, replacing paint, flooring, and other interior fixtures.[5]

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 [6] The tracks themselves, formerly part of the Illinois Central Railroad, are now owned by the Canadian National Railway (CN).[7] Freight trains run by CN pass through frequently.

References
  1. Sanders, Craig (December 28, 1977). "Closing of Ticket Office Will End Era". The Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. National Register of Historic Places listings for Coles County, Illinois. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
  4. Project Depot: History. www.projectdepot.org Archived 2005-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Renovations complete on eastern Ill. train depot". Chicago Tribune. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  6. Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
  7. Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.

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