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| Brehm, Kara, “Peoria & Eastern Railroad, 1866,” ExploreCU, accessed March 30, 2017, http://explorecu.org/items/show/202. |
See Champaign for more discussion of rails in Urbana.
The Big Four opened a yard and shops on the east side of Urbana in April of 1871. This location now houses MTD's garage and offices, but before that there were machine shops, switching yards and a roundhouse capable of servicing 15 steam engines. In 1897 the shops underwent major renovations. A smoke stack for a power plant was erected, becoming a landmark in the Urbana area. The stack was 133½ feet tall and 13 feet square at the base. There was also a water tower with a capacity of 100,000 gallons. [CUMTD]
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| Bob Kalal posted Big Four in Urbana Illinois |
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| Roger Kujawa posted RPPC Peoria & Eastern Railroad Shops Urbana, Illinois. New York Central Cars circa 1924. Roger Kujawa shared Roger Kujawa shared |
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| 1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| 1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| University of Illinois Archives, circa 1910- 1935 |
Marty Bernard posted three photos with the comment: "3 Peoria & Eastern, Urbana, IL. Roger Puta took these 3 on the same role. The slide mounts are stamped by Kodak as processed in January 1972. Roger wrote nothing on the slide mounts. But they are interesting."
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| 1 1. "Road to the Future" Caboose 29417 |
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| 2 2. GP7 5671 with 2 different logos |
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| 3 3. "All Persons Are Warned" Sign |
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| Marty Bernard posted 3 Early NYC Geeps NYC 6066, 5608, and 5700 (GP9, GP7, and GP7) at Urbana, IL on the Peoria & Eastern, in July 1964. Roger Puta photo Joseph Tuch Santucci: The 5700 had dynamic brakes but a small fuel tank. I can recall the 6066 from my days as a kid seeing it go past my house on the Joliet Branch. Always had a thing for numbers and that pattern stuck out in my head. Can even remember it in lightning stripes. Looks pretty fresh new paint on it here. Kevin McKinney: The units are so clean it looks like a publicity shot! |
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