year 2000. By the late 1980s, the depot had fallen into disrepair. The city purchased the building from the Illinois Central in 1990 and finished a full restoration eight years later. The $1 million project was funded with $750,000 in city funds and private donations. Today, the northern end of the station is home of the Kankakee Railroad Museum. In popular culture In Steve Goodman's song "City of New Orleans" (popularized by Arlo Guthrie) the train departs the Kankakee station. Bus Connections River Valley Metro: – Routes 1, 7, & 8 References External links Kankakee Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web) Amtrak stations in Illinois Transportation in Kankakee County, Illinois Kankakee, Illinois Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1898 Former Illinois Central Railroad stations National Register of Historic Places in Kankakee County, Illinois