Dave's Depots - Special Liveblog Edition - Lincoln, Illinois

For today's installment of Dave's Depots, we find ourselves in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln is on the old Chicago & Alton mainline between St. Louis and Chicago. The photo was taken from the window of Amtak Train 302 as I travel to the Chicago area for a weekend at IRM. You can't see it in the photo, but the depot is in poor shape. Part of the roof over the freight house portion has been removed. However, somebody has taken steps to stabalize the structure to prevent further damage. A rubber membrane has been placed over the wooden platorms and over the tops of the brick walls on the portion of the depot not protected by the remaining roof.

For those of you wondering "How did he do that," the answer is simple. Thanks to the wonders of wireless internet technology, provided by my employer, I upload to the blog as long as I have a decent connection.

This is part of a multi-modal trip this weekend for your intrepid blogger. The trip started this morning on at the St. Louis Metrolink Station in my suburb, Shrewsbury. I took Metrolink to the new Gateway Transportation Center in downtown St. Louis to catch the Amtrak train. Once in Chicago, a quick walk to Northwestern Station, and Metra to Elmhurst to meet up with Frank.