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Once the commercial as well as travel hub of many communities, railroad depots were abandoned or neglected in the thousands with the ascendancy of the automobile as the 20th century wore on. Many have found new life as restaurants, shops and businesses. Others, including many listed here, are now museums, community centers, and even departure points for tourist or scenic passenger rail lines. Please tell us about your favorite depot if we haven't listed it here.

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Amboy

Amboy Depot Museum

Main Street

PO Box 108

Amboy IL 61310

Phone 815 857-4700

Web Site http://www.amboydepotmuseum.org/

E-mail mailto:information@amboydepotmuseum.org

Description local history in restored depot, fright house, one room school. City park

in railyard, steam engine, caboose

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Depot

New or Updated: 7/25/2007

Illinois
Batavia
Batavia Depot Museum
155 Houston
Batavia IL
Phone 708 406-5274
Alt Phone 708 879-5235
Web Site http://www.whitebarn.com/vsi/batlnk/fact.html
Description local artifacts in building/Riverwalk/pond setting
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Depot
Era 1855

Illinois
Brookfield
Brookfield Historical Society
8820 1/2 Brookfield Avenue
Brookfield IL 60513
Phone 708 485-3420
Web Site http://gailla.com/bhs/index.html
E-mail mailto:BHSRequest@hotmail.com
Description former Grossdale station holds local memorabilia
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Depot
New or Updated: 04/25/2003

Illinois
Chicago
Hyde Park Historical Society
5529 South Lake Park Ave
Chicago IL 60637
Phone 773 493-1893
Web Site http://www.hydeparkhistory.org/hphistory.html
Description neighborhood society in restored cable car waiting room
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus Historical Society
Building Type Depot
Nature of Group or Site Association
New or Updated: 05/17/2003

Illinois
Lisle
Lisle Station Park
915-925 School Street
Lisle IL 60532
Phone 630 968-2747
Web Site http://www.lisleparkdistrict.org/lislestationpark.htm
Description 1874 depot, 1830 farmhouse, 1830 tavern, CB&Q railroad
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Depot
Owner/Operator: Lisle Park District
New or Updated: 06/29/2003

IL
Mendota
Union Depot Railroad Museum
730 Main Street
PO Box 433
Mendota          IL                     61342
Phone              815 538-3800
Web Site      http://www.mendotamuseums.org/
E-mail         mailto:mendotamuseums@tsf.net
Description      in restored portion of depot, HO layout, locomotive, 1900 telegraph office,                         photos, crossing gate towers, in still active station
Type of Resource       Specialty Museum
Primary Focus    Railroad
Building Type    Depot
Collection G-M      Model Railroad
Era      1866
New or Updated:                 11/27/2003

Illinois
Rossville
Rossville Depot Museum
210 East Benton Street
MAIL: PO Box 1013 Danville IL 61834
Rossville IL
Phone
Web Site http://www.prairienet.org/djc-nrhs/museum.html
E-mail mailto:djcnrhs@prairienet.org
Description 1903 depot restored to 1950s appearance, railroading memorabilia, railroading library & HO railroad in former baggage room
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
Collection G-M Model Railroad
Era 1950
Owner/Operator: Danville Junction Chap. NRHS

IL
Springfield
Lincolns Great Western Depot
Monroe & 10^th
Springfield IL 62701
Phone 217 544-8695
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/liho/depot/depot.htm
Alt Web http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/depot.htm
Description where Lincoln left to become president, operated in summer months by NPS Rangers
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
New or Updated: 07/30/2003

Indiana
Carmel
Carmel-Clay Historical Society Museum
211 1st Street SW
Old Monon Depot
Carmel IN 46032
Phone 317 846-7117
Web Site BROKEN http://www.digitalrainllc.com/CCHS.htm
Alt Web http://www.ci.carmel.in.us/community/things/arts.html
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Depot
New or Updated: 04/25/2003

Indiana
Garrett
Garrett Historical Museum
302 North Randolph Street
Garrett IN 46738
Phone 219 357-3002
Alt Phone 219 925-3100
Web Site http://www.sirus.com/users/tlout/
E-mail mailto:tlout@sirus.com
Description located in former B&O Freight station, history of railroad town, HO railroad in basement
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
Collection N-Z Model Railroad
New or Updated: 05/27/2003

Indiana
Linden
Linden Railroad Museum
207 North Main Street
PO Box 154
Linden IN 47955
Phone 765 339-4896
Alt Phone 765 339-7245
Web Site http://www.tctc.com/~weaver/depot.htm
Alt Web http://www.tctc.com/~mcvcb/
Description depot houses railroad memorabilia and model railroad layouts
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
Collection G-M Model Railroad
Era 1906
Owner/Operator: Linden/Monon Township Historical Society

Madison

Heritage Center, Madison Railroad Station

615 West First Street

Madison IN 47250

Phone 812 265-2335

Web Site http://www.jcohs.org/

E-mail mailto:jchs@seidata.com

Alt Web http://www.visitmadison.org/museums.htm

Description Pioneer Exhibit re-created stone house, Steamboat exhibit, Civil War

exhibit on raid by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, Victorian

Parlor; grounds hold restored 1895 brick railroad depot with exhibits on

Madison & Indianapolis RR & Madison incline RR