Decatur station (Illinois). In 1994 Flatterer was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Flatterer (horse) Flatterer (1979–2014) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a specialist steeplechaser who was the first to win the title of American Champion Steeplechase Horse on a record four occasions. In a racing career which lasted from 1982 through 1988 when he turned 8, he ran fifty-one times and won twenty-four races including many of America's most important steeplechases including the Colonial Cup (four times). Flatterer also became one of the few American-trained horses to compete successfully in the 	Flatterer (horse)
11569555	Decatur station (Illinois) Decatur station (Illinois) The Decatur station, also known as the Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency, is a historic railway station located at 780 East Cerro Gordo Street in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1901, the station served trains on the Wabash Railroad, the most economically significant railroad through Decatur. Architect Theodore Link designed the Classical Revival building. Service to the station ended in the 1980s, and it has since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History. The railroad first reached Decatur in 1854, when the Great Western Railroad built a line through the city. Decatur built 	Decatur station (Illinois)
11569556	Union Station, its first railway station, in 1856 to serve this line. By 1901, the Great Western Railroad had consolidated into the Wabash Railroad, and the old Union Station had fallen into disrepair. The railroad built the present station that year at a cost of $70,000; railroad superintendent H. L. Magee considered the new building one of the most impressive on the line. The Wabash Railroad was the only east-west railroad through Decatur, and its passenger and freight services in the city were both busy. 72 daily passenger trains brought travelers to and from the city at the 	Decatur station (Illinois)
11569557	line's peak in 1907, and $350,000 to $400,000 worth of freight was shipped through the station yearly. The railroad was also Decatur's largest employer; as Decatur was a major hub, it kept division offices and a large dispatcher force there as well as employing railroad operators from the city. Passenger service from the station began to decline in the 1920s, though the railroad (which later merged into the Norfolk & Western) continued service to Decatur until the formation of Amtrak in 1971. Amtrak attempted to restart service with the Illini" in 1981, but the service only lasted  until 1983 and the station closed for good. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1994; it is the only remaining historic railroad station in Decatur. Noteworthy trains. Wabash Railroad trains serving Decatur Station: In 1964 the Norfolk and Western acquired the Wabash RR. The "Wabash Cannon Ball" lasted until the end of N&W passenger train service at the station in 1971. The "Blue Bird" was truncated in 1968 to the "City of Decatur" (Decatur - Chicago); this train lasted to 1971 as well. Architecture. St. Louis architect Theodore Link designed the station in  the Classical Revival style. The station consists of two unconnected parts, built in a similar style from the same materials; the station building itself and the Railway Express Agency building. Both buildings are two stories tall and were built from yellow brick and limestone with terra cotta and sandstone trim. The station's main and east entrances are topped by a pediment with ornamental modillions and flanked by Ionic pilasters. The station's first-floor windows have arched sandstone frames and sills, and two terra cotta belt courses circle the building above and below the second floor The corners of  the building have limestone quoins. Decatur station (Illinois) The Decatur station, also known as the Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency, is a historic railway station located at 780 East Cerro Gordo Street in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1901, the station served trains on the Wabash Railroad, the most economically significant railroad through Decatur. Architect Theodore Link designed the Classical Revival building. Service to the station ended in the 1980s, and it has since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History. The railroad first reached Decatur in 1854, when the Great Western Railroad built a line