• Silver View
  • Depot History
    • Oregon Illinois’ Railroad Heritage
    • Brief History of the Depot Structure
    • Connecting People with the Oregon Depot
    • The Railroad Brought Industry to Oregon
  • Restoration Project
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Donate
Oregon Train Depot - Oregon IllinoisOregon Train Depot - Oregon Illinois
  • Silver View
  • Depot History
    • Oregon Illinois’ Railroad Heritage
    • Brief History of the Depot Structure
    • Connecting People with the Oregon Depot
    • The Railroad Brought Industry to Oregon
  • Restoration Project
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Donate

This website includes details of Oregon's railroad history, the ongoing restoration of the depot, and the people who made it all happen. We welcome you! The fascinating history of The Oregon Depot The Depot Project Restoring & Creating The Museum FIND OUT MORE Presenting Those Were The Days View the next event >>

Our History

At 5 o’clock in the morning of Saturday, November 10, 1893, the fire broke out. Despite efforts to save her, the first train depot burned to the ground.  Many years and depots later, what had been in its time an attractive and modern edifice served rail travelers until 1971, when all passenger rail service to Oregon was discontinued.

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The Depot Project

Through years of non-use, misuse, abuse, and neglect, the once proud depot had suffered. But in 2001, an ambitious and dedicated group of people began a project that continues today…the Oregon Depot Restoration Project.

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The Oregon Illinois Train Depot Museum is open Saturdays 9AM – 12PM.  Those Were The Days are presentations given the last Saturday of the month telling of events and happenings around Oregon throughout the years of the Oregon Train Depot.

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Exciting News!

A GIANT Thank You to all those who came out Saturday, October 8th
to welcome Twin Zephyr railcar Silver View to its new home in Oregon!
What a fun night and great start to our restoration journey.

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