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| David Elliott posted This is a post card of the Chicago and Alton depot in Bloomington,IL. I am not sure what the year but I can say that the station did not look this nice the last several years. Later the N and W as well as the Peoria and Eastern used this station after closing theirs. Richard C. Leonard: The postcard is on my web site and this image may have been taken from there (proportions are the same). David Elliott: Richard C. Leonard mine actually came from a card my dad had. His cousin lived a block from that station as a kid and he still had his when he passed recently. Richard C. Leonard: Thanks for clarifying that. People copy stuff off my web site all the time. Richard Fiedler shared Mike Roegner: Another website says the card was published shortly after the station opened, so maybe 1913-1914. Richard Fiedler shared |
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| Mike S Corzine posted The old Chicago and Alton Railroad Bloomington Depot-Union Station-1100 block of West Washington Street, Bloomington. 1988 Gossard Collection photo. McLean County Museum of History image. John Yoder: Is it still standing? Thomas Dyrek: John Yoder Demolished in late 1997-early 1998. It was severely damaged by a fire on October 31, 1997. |
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| Andy Zukowski posted GM&O/Amtrak Depot at Bloomington, Illinois, Dec 1972 Connor Bounds: Total shame they removed this building. They had the latest excuse I've ever heard. The bridge needed to be removed and it was to close to the building. So better bring them both down. Even though people wanted to save the station. Richard Fiedler shared Jim Kelling shared Bloomington Illinois (Alton/GM&O/Amtrak) gone |
It was just south of the Big4/P&E and NKP/L&EW tracks and paralleled the C&A's mainline. The tracks behind the depot were a C&A branch, and now they are just an industrial spur to a Cargil soybean processing plant.
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| 1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| Mike Sypult posted The historic 1913 Bloomington Illinois Union Station meeting its demise in October 1997. "The bridge that was an integral part of the station's structure had been removed prior to the depot's demolition. Built in 1913, Union Station would serve trains of the C&A, Alton, GM&O and Amtrak. The final passenger train to depart the station was Amtrak no. 307, the "State House" on June 10, 1990." Mike Barkoviak-Machael Matejka photos, GM&OHS News. Didn't this station also serve the Peoria & Eastern and Nickel Plate? Matt McClure: Southwest of the diamond. https://mchistory.org/.../union-depot-december-1979... Bill Edrington: Both P&E and NKP (former LE&W) trains did stop here, but they considered their main station in Bloomington to be the joint depot that stood south of downtown between Main and East Streets, on the north side of their parallel main lines. |
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| Ray Weart commented on Mike's post The ticket dater dies all said Bloomington Union Station. Right up to Amtrak as far as I know. |
Joseph Martin posted four pictures. Note the typical two-story part on one end and the big freight doors along the side. It has been preserved by Darnall Printing.
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| Richard Howard posted GMO freight house. Erik Spoonmore: Bloomington, IL David Kennedy: Still standing. |
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| Dennis DeBruelr commented on David's comment Found it. https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4... |
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