The 1939 roundhouse was on the other side of the tracks. The remaining track is now owned by KB&S. The Big Four joined the Illinois Central route in Kankakee to gain access to Chicago. It also connected with the Kankakee and Seneca of which it was a joint owner with Rock Island.
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| Bill Molony posted John Petit from this angle you would of been looking southwest. |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| Steve Drassler posted Big Four Depot, Kankakee, Illinois. The passenger train James Whitcomb Riley called on this station to/from Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Old postcard photo, year unknown. The quote "When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck" is attributed to JWR. |
Robert Daly posted three images with the comment: "Big Four station in Kankakee--undated early postcard and photos from August 9 1975."
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A third color rendition of the same photo.
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| Bill Molony posted The Big Four station at Kankakee, Illinois - circa 1910. From the Blackhawk collection. |
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