The IC depot in Mattoon is undergoing a massive restoration, and here are some pictures I took of it yesterday, while visiting in-laws. This project is being funded by a combination of federal grants, city and local fund-raising, etc. and they have a very complete and detailed website here with lots of pictures and intricate features. Parts of it are open during restoration and it still serves as the Amtrak station; here you can see people waiting on the platform for the next train.
The building is interesting due to its two-story design; the north-south IC main is in a cut, and originally an east-west branch of the Big Four crossed over it on a bridge to the north of the station. (R) The north side of the station had this now-useless platform for the long-gone Big Four.
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Randy's Depots?
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