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Honoring President Lincoln with the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train Car By Sandra Landen Machaj
Funeral Car was not built for that purpose. It was in For residents and visitors fact meant to be a luxurious to Antioch, there will be a railroad car for the unique opportunity to step President’s use when he was into the past and relive traveling around the nation. a historical event that President Lincoln was not in occurred over 150 years favor of this car being built ago. From Aug. 25, through when the nation was still Sept. 9, the 2015 Lincoln suffering from the damage Funeral Train Car will be inflicted to the nation by the parked just off Main Street Civil War. It is believed that on Skidmore and open for although President Lincoln visitors to step into this was against the idea of a replica of the train car, luxurious car for his use, it which carried the coffins seems he was aware that it of both President Abraham was being built. Lincoln and his son Willie In his appointment to their final resting places book for April 15, 1865, it in Springfield. was noted that he had an This is a full sized appointment in Alexandria train car; furnished, as the that day. The train car was one that carried Lincoln built in Alexandria by the would have been. The idea United States Military to build a replica of the Railroad over a two-year original Lincoln Train Car period. Unfortunately, for the 150th Anniversary President Lincoln never of the death of President made the visit as he passed Lincoln was envisioned by away three hours prior to Dave Kloke, of Elgin. the time he was scheduled Kloke, experienced to be there. in building historical Because of President trains, formed the 501C3 Lincoln’s death the train car organization Historic was quickly transformed Railroad Equipment from a Presidential car Association and began for a living president to with other like-minded an appropriate funeral car persons the tedious befitting a President of the job of researching the Nation. The train would specifications for the train transport the deceased inside and out, and raising President through seven funds to build it. states and 180 cities on The original train car the 1654-mile journey. that became the Lincoln The train was reported to CORRESPONDENT
have made 26 stops where the coffin was removed from the train and taken by an elegant horse drawn hearse to a public building for viewing by the people of the area. President Lincoln was the only president to have used the train car. After the arrival in Springfield, the train car was sold. It is said to have gone through multiple owners and was last owned by Thomas Lowry. On March 18, 1911, while in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an out of control grass fire destroyed the car beyond repair. Relic hunters carried off the few pieces of the car that remained.
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Antioch Traveling Closet presents annual ‘Back to School’ event
The Antioch Traveling Closet will host its annual “Back to School” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Antioch Senior Center, 817 Holbek Drive, Antioch. This “back to school” event is meant to get area children off on the right foot for another year of learning with toiletries, school supplies, clothes, socks and shoes and even haircuts. Because of space limitations at the Senior Center, no strollers will be allowed inside the building. Also, there is a limited supply of the bags. If people have the bags donated by Gillespe Ford at the last event, they are asked to bring them to this event.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOB AND AINSLEY WONDERLING Illinois Hi-Liter
Top: The 2015 Lincoln Funeral Car is a re-creation of the original one that made the journey from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, a distance of 1,654 miles. Above: The eagle painting was reproduced by one of the volunteers after viewing an old photo of the original work. It was attached to the outside of the car just as the original had been.
Donation event for supplies Donations for the “Back to School” event will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Antioch Shell Station, 830 Main St., Antioch. Donations needed for the event include socks, school
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