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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2008
Page
7
Local historian notes Carbondale’s rail history from seven tracks in the 1930s to two today as cars eclipsed trains. Amtrak ridership is rising with six daily trips through Carbondale and a 45 percent local increase since 2006, totaling about 85,000 annual passengers.
In Carbondale, founder Brush defied rivals to win an Illinois Central line site here. He bought 360 acres around tracks, locating a future depot between Marion and Murphysboro with Makanda and De Soto as planned stations. The 1850s arrival of a teachers college and later coal convoys cemented the town’s rail backbone and seven tracks. Brush died in 1890, but his influence enabled rapid rail access to Chicago, New Orleans and St Louis from the depot.
Six U S Carbondales span Pennsylvania Illinois Kansas Colorado each with distinct roots. Pennsylvania's Carbondale born 1851 valued for coal mining and a 1974 UFO crash legend. Carbondale Kan named for Notre Dame star Jarrah Myers. Colorado Carbondale at 6100 feet near Mount Sopris thrives on skiing and outdoors.
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