Private sector needed in order to move, preserve historic Mason City train depot
The cost to move the over 120 year-old Milwaukee Road depot is roughly $5 million
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 1:40 AM
Posted By: Alex Jirgens
MASON CITY, Iowa - The former Milwaukee Road Depot once served as the primary transportation hub from the late 1800s to the 1960s. However, the Canadian Pacific Railway wants it removed for safety reasons.
In the three years since the railway s announcement regarding the demolition of the over 120 year-old depot, plans for relocation and refurbishing have been in flux. A Minnesota-based moving company believes moving it can be done. However, due to the size of the building (as it is split in two sections, and that it would require disassembling of the building brick by brick) and other logistics, it would cost roughly $5 million to make it happen.
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