GALESBURG, Ill. — The National Railroad Hall of Fame is one step closer to having an actual Hall.
The Galesburg, Ill., city council on Monday approved an agreement for a 99-year lease on approximately 25,000 square feet of land in Colton Park, near the city’s Amtrak station, for construction of the Hall of Fame, a project first announced in 2006, according to public radio station WIUM. The cost of the lease is $1 for the entire 99-year term.
The Hall announced last year that it had met a $7 million fundraising goal, and earlier this year hired the architectural firm Wight & Co. to design the building.
To date, the organization has inducted 48 members into the Hall of Fame, grouped in three eras: 1800-1865; 1866-1945; and 1946-present. More on the National Railroad Hall of Fame is available at its website.
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