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Matthews, NC Built by Carolina Central about 1890, used by SAL/SCL until agency closed in 1968, last passenger train in 1958. Now owned by the Town of Matthews and in 2004 underwent full restoration and is currently leased in part to the Matthews Chamber of Commerce, who use the office and waiting rooms (it was a Jim Crow station) and the Town opeartes a small museum of Town and RR history in the freight area. We have started a nice collection of SAL material. I did a little research on the station in the National Archives during the renovation, looking up the 1918 ICC valuation records on it. They were pretty amazing in the level of detail, including the fact that the CCRR built the station for a little over $7,600. In 2004, we spent almost $400,000 on the renovation. A little inflation perhaps? A picture is available on the Town webpage, photo section at www.matthewsnc.com
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