Illinois Traction Station

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Michael Delage	General	I Love This Classic Black And White Photo From The Past. Too Bad Most Of The Equipment Is Long Gone. Michael Delage	2/20/2009 11:11:52 AM

H. George Friedman	General	This picture lifted from my web site.	6/4/2009 9:47:58 AM

Kevin Phillips	General	I am City staff, this image in in our archives	6/4/2009 10:58:51 AM

H. George Friedman	General	Maybe so, but original should be credited to Illinois Power Co. archives	6/17/2009 11:39:46 AM

Doug Wolfe	General	The building still stands and still has an Illinois Traction sign out front.	3/20/2010 10:30:02 AM

Kevin Phillips	General	For those who may not know the history, the Traction RR evolved into a pure power company following the demise of the Traction system. To some extent, it was a symbiotic relationship when the company got started, the electric Traction Train system generated demand for a fledgling utility. They also electrically heated the sidewalk in front of their offices and this giant electric flag. The sidewalk is now just a normal sidewalk and the flag long gone, but it looks like it was a marvel in its day.	3/22/2010 9:53:32 AM

John Teeter	General	The building to the right is now senior housing [former Inman Hotel]. Unseen to the left is the new Intermodal Center.	7/1/2010 9:00:39 PM

George Sillett	General	Very Nice!	9/8/2011 10:09:08 AM

Wendy Crim	General	So interesting.	9/25/2011 8:14:15 PM

Fred Stuckmann	General	That's a good one, thanks.	1/31/2012 11:23:19 PM

Geneva Short	General	The detail is fascinating.	3/6/2012 6:24:01 PM

Tom Beckett	General	Home page 05-08-2018. Great photo. Always interesting to see the way people travelled in the era before cars were commonplace. Every time I see a photo like this, I am amazed at the public transport options we once had in this country.	5/8/2018 5:08:31 AM

Illinois Traction Station
Interurban depot - note large light bulb flag
Date: 1/1/1900	Location: Champaign, IL Map	Views: 2141	Collection Of: Kevin Phillips
Rolling Stock: ITC Depot (Other/Not Listed)			Author: Kevin Phillips

Picture Categories: RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action		This picture is part of album: Old Champaign Illinois

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