The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Mattoon, Illinois(elevation 722') - Telegraph: Q, Z(Dispatchers), CM(Car Distributor) |
| Mile Post: | 119.2 |
| Previous Station: | The Shops |
| Next Station: | Jones' |
| Description: | Mattoon (pronounced Matt-toon, not Muh-toon) was roughly half way on the line between Peoria and Evansville. In addition, the people of Mattoon voted to approve bonds for the railroad. Because of these reasons, the major shops of the railroad were located in Mattoon. Even though Mattoon's boundary goes all the way to the boundary of Lipsey Switch, anything west of 26th Street is included in The Shops and Lipsey Switch pages. The DS&M made it to Mattoon in 1872. The G&M reached Mattoon in 1877. |
| Photos | Maps Right of Way |
| Date Reached: | 1872 and 1877 |
| Track Status: | Still in place - . |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal Chute - (listed here in 1921) Two Story Depot (24'x60'x22') - with offices, built in 1880. A one story addition was built later. Motor Car Repair Shop - (listed here in 1921) Two Single Motor Car Sheds - (listed here in 1921) Double Motor Car Shed - (listed here in 1921) Lineman Shed - Car Body -(listed here in 1921) Lumber Yard - (listed here in 1921) Lumber Shed - (listed here in 1921) Mill Building - (listed here in 1921) Paint Shop - (listed here in 1921) Power Plant - (listed here in 1921) Reclaim Shop - (listed here in 1921) Sand House - (listed here in 1921) Numerous Old Car Bodies - being used as sheds - (listed here in 1921) Tool House - (listed here in 1921) Wheel Storage Room - (listed here in 1921) Two Wyes - post 1900 "Bush" Yard |
| Customers: |
Beer House - (listed here in 1921) Bottling Works - (listed here in 1921) CCC&StL Milling Warehouse - (listed here in 1921) Citizen's Coal and Ice Company - IC - (listed here in 1921) J. S. Ashbrook Co. Warehouse - (listed here in 1921) Mattoon Water Treatment Plant Warehouse - (listed here in 1921) |
| Last Updated: | 02/22/2008 |