The C&EI’s “Dixieland” is depicted as it stopped in Danville on its way to Chicago. In the early 1900’s, Danville was a prime location for railroads. Among those were the C&EI, the Wabash, the New York Central, the Big Four, and the Illinois Terminal. The station shown is the former C&EI passenger station. It’s mahogany wood, tiled floors and vaulted ceilings rivaled its counterparts in major cities.
At one time railroads here employed 3,000 workers.
The artist used shades of purple to provide greater definition of detail when painting the locomotive itself. He has produced a limited number of signed and numbered prints of his mural.
Walldog Artist, Michael Clark
Located: North wall of Sav A Lot building in Danville Riverfront Plaza Shopping Center