Taum Sauk Updates – Project Enhancements
Whistle Stop Depot
The not-for-profit organization Our Town Tomorrow received a $20,000 grant to renovate the Whistle Stop Depot for use as a Visitor's Center and Historical Museum. The organization is one of 24 projects sharing $5 million in funds authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for enhancements at or near the company’s Taum Sauk Plant—part of AmerenUE’s stipulation and settlement with FERC.
The historical museum features artifacts and décor that reflect the areas unique combination of early American and Native American history.			Ameren Senior Vice President-Administration Dan Cole and Colleen Jarvis, wife of Taum Sauk consultant Dan Jarvis, at the Whistle Stop's opening celebration.
Dan Cole, far right, talks with Heather Gardner of U.S. Representative JoAnne Emerson's office as Jim Erpenbach, retired principal of Arcadia Valley High School, visits with Colleen Jarvis.