The Rock Island depot and coaling tower.
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| D Scott Kramer posted, looking east This postcard features a bird's-eye view of Bureau, Illinois from atop the former coal chute. I'm posting this for my good friend and fellow railroad enthusiast, Jim Lewis. Harold J. Krewer Notice the interurban track (white ballast) just to the left of the RI tracks. In the distance it would curve onto Chicago St. for a couple blocks of street running before again following the RI toward DePue. Harold J. Krewer At one time the entire crew changed there. It was eliminated for trainmen and engine crews at different times, but don't have any info on exactly when. If I had to guess I'd say in the 1930s. The hotel came down in IIRC 1931 or 32 and the depot was moved west to its current location (it had stuck out into what is now the street crossing before that). No hotel = no layover lodging? |
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| 1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP [The coaling tower is on the west end of the mainline across the top of the photo.] |
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| This photo has been moved to Bureau Junction |
Bob Kalal posted two photos with the comment: "Here some old photos I found on the web. These are NOT mine!!! just great looking pics. This is Bureau Junction Aerial 1941 & Coaling Tower"
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| 2 Richard Jahn posted Location ?? Harold J. Krewer: It's Bureau, taken from the IL 29 overpass. No doubt about it. That house is still there and the cantilever signal above the last car was there until a couple of years ago. People forget that in steam days everything had to stop for coal and water here and at one time Bureau was a crew change point, being 114 miles from downtown and 103 miles from Blue Island. |
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| Andy Zukowski posted View from the Bluff, Rock Island Railroad Yard at Bureau, Illinois. C.1910 |
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