Shan Sheridan, Chamber Executive and Economic Development Director will dedicate the WILO Partyline program on Tuesday, February 25th, to the Nickle Plate Roundhouse demolition project. Dave Little, who helped lead the initiative to save the Roundhouse several years ago, will join Shan.
Partyline is the Local, Live radio talk show heard on WILO 96.9 FM, WILO 1570 and Boone 102.7 FM between 8:30 and 9:30 every weekday morning. The program will also be streamed worldwide and archived at HoosierlandTV.com and heard on the WILO App. The program will also be streamed worldwide at the “blue bouncing bars” easily found on Clinton, Carroll and Boone County Daily News.
Partyline is dedicated to problem solving community issues in Clinton, Carroll and Boone Counties.
Sheridan will be prepared to answer any and all questions about the Roundhouse project, to the best of his ability. Call in your questions during the program at 765-659-3338.
The iconic roundhouse in the Frankfort rail yard has a $250,000 Readi grant to finance its removal. Unfortunately, Chamber Executive and Economic Development Director Shan Sheridan has learned that the roof system has an asbestos issue that will require an additional $129,000 to rectify.
The Nickle Plate Railway Roundhouse in Frankfort, Indiana was built in 1926. The original roundhouse building on the site was destroyed in a fire in 1924, and it was subsequently rebuilt in 1926. This roundhouse served as an important facility for the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) until the railroad merged with Norfolk & Western in 1964.
$50,000 has already been received to remove the building to make way for whatever may come next. Sheridan is working to bridge the funding gap and continue progress.
The roundhouse was high on the list to save and renovate for many years but the historical structure fell into such disrepair before any funding could be secured to save it. The ability to keep the round house simply made no financial sense.
The Roundhouse land and building are privately owned and have always been privately owned.
Roundhouse story link from 2018.
Frankfort Fire Fighters battle two fires at Roundhouse (from 2020.)
Convenient ways to listen to Shan on the Partyline program Tuesday February 25th at 8:30 AM.
- 96.9 FM
- 1570 AM
- Boone 102.7 FM
- WILO App downloaded on your device
- HoosierlandTV
- Click the “Blue Bouncing Bars” on ClintonCountyDailyNews.com, CarrollCountyDialyNews.com or BooneCountyDailyNews.com
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