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Bill Molony posted
The Wabash depot in Streator, Illinois.
Norfolk and Western Ry. Company, Decatur Division Seniority list of Telegraphers January 1st 1969 shows Z. D. Shobe, Agent-Telegrapher (Exc;l), Seniority Date Sept. 12, 1941 holding that position probably until the end. The glass company was the major N&W customer. |
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| Richard Fiedler commented on Bill's posting |
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| Richard Fiedler commented on Bill's posting |
Given the caption says "Bridge Street" and the 1964 photo shows boxcars in the background on a slight curve, I put a red rectangle around where I think it was. Main Street is across the top and Sterling Street is along the left side. Bridge Street goes across the middle. Livingston Street goes across the bottom.
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Richard Fiedler commented on Bill's posting
About mid to late 1940's. This wood caboose design apparently was only used on Streator Branch and mainline local freights based out of Forrest IL. Depot is in the distance left.
A somewhat similar "stockman's" caboose was used on the Stroh branch as well... |
Wabash was the light-green route coming in from the Southeast.
The route terminated at the railyard on the left side of the following aerial excerpt. That yard is north of Main St. and between Sterling and Wasson Streets. The yard on the right would have been for the NYC. I noticed that yard while researching the
junction tower in the northwest corner of this excerpt.
And while researching that yard, I noticed this building. These notes show that was not the Wabash depot. And the lack of doors indicate it was not a regular freight house. But I still have to wonder if this was a Wabash building.
When I researched a topo map, I noticed the Wabash had another yard on the south side of town. Note that the Wabash also served several industries down by the river.
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| 1927 Streator Quad @ 62,500 |
When I checked out the southern yard, it may have been abandoned by 1939. This area is not
four baseball fields.
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