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| Christian Goepel posted Circa 1910 postcard view of the Indianapolis Southern Railroad depot at Bloomington, Indiana. IS was controlled by (and later acquired by) IC and became the IC Indiana Division. This handsome building is extant today. Richard Koenig Funny that the postcard says "Illinois Southern" when it should be either "Indianapolis Southern" or "Illinois Central". As far as when the depot was torn down, I began hanging around there as a teenager around 1975 and it was gone by then, but I don't know when exactly it was razed. Paul Lutz Maybe the text writer for the post card was just a bit confused. Bloomington Southern was the branch that veered off to the south behind the photographer & ran out to the Victor Oolitic quarry. Another portion of that is being developed as "The Limestone Corridor Trail." I got in trouble jogging on it yesterday since it isn't quite done yet :(. (was scolded by workmen). Current depot is still up but languishing with no current tenant that I'm aware of. |
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| Kirk Reynolds commented on Christian's post A full scan of the card. It was a beautiful depot. |
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| Dave Arganbright posted It's snowing trackside at the Bloomington station on February 3, 1983. My photo. Paul Hillman So the icg had a station in Bloomington? Is this separate from the Monon depot? When did passenger service end on the IC? Chad Quick Paul Hillman looks like March 01, 1945. |
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| William Wheelock posted Northbound ballast train at Bloomington, IN. October or November 1980. Gerald Davenport: Was there still a switch job there at that point in time? I see the frog eye GP 10 sitting on the siding. [There are quite a few interesting replies about what operation was left in 1980.] |
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| Dave Arganbright posted [Satellite] SBD 8021 ducks under the IC in Bloomington in May, 1983. My photo. [The CSX/SAL/L&N/Monon route is now the B-Line Trail.] |
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| Dave Arganbright posted SBD 8070 really smokes it up through B-town on January 31, 1983. My photo. Richard Koenig Taken from the IC overpass...that can't be good for that prime mover, can it?Jason Lambert Typical EMD, burning a little oil. |
Christian Goepel posted five photos with the comment:
Remaining buildings on the IC Effingham and Indianapolis districts are scarce today. Bloomington, Indiana, as it turns out, is a treasure trove in this regard. Pictured here is the freight house at 301 North Morton Street on the downtown lead, and the distinctive cut stone depot on the main line north of downtown. The latter building had been repurposed as a restaurant, but is now unused.Richard Koenig That 2nd building came along after I moved away I'm afraid. May have had something to do with the first restaurant that re-purposed the site, but I'm not sure. The freight house downtown was renovated and houses, what, a title company now?
Anyone know what the two-story building is immediately to the east of the depot that appears to have been built of the same style and same timeframe (shown in the fourth image)? Perhaps, Richard Koenig can recall?
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| 5, 1944 Illinois Division condensed profile showing Bloomington (detail for the photos above). |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the above posting A 2014 view. |
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| Christian Goepel commented on his posting But, there is a fly in the ointment: look what I found in Bloomington, IN, later today. |
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| Dave Arganbright posted 8050 rounds the curve and passes the limestone cut that I liked to frequent in Bloomington on December 3, 1983. My photo. John Stigall Is that just east of Rogers St? Looks like the spur to the freight depot ? Richard Koenig Indeed. |
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| USGS 1956 Bloomington Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 |
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