Pontiac, IL: 1905 Chicago & Alton and Wabash Depots

C&A: (Satellite)

Wabash: (Satellite, on the west side of the tracks and a little closer to Madison than North+Howard Streets.)

Jimmy Fiedler posted
Chicago & Alton RR Pontiac IL depot circ 1905
Bill Molony posted
This is the Chicago & Alton Railroad depot in Pontiac, Illinois - circa 1920.
John Smith this doesnt match the C&A depot on my maps ?!?
Dennis DeBruler I wonder why they had two water towers here.
John Smith not sure Pontiac only had one by there depot id love to know what depot this really is

I can't get over how rural this picture looks. Was this replaced by the current station. The current one was already built by 1940. I find it interesting that neither Google nor Bing have sent a street view vehicle down Washington Street so I can't get a better view of the current station. This aerial is another reminder that depots used to have canopies over the platform to help protect the customers from the elements. Even on a dry summer day, it is protection because it provides shade. This may have been rural in 1905 because even by 1940, Ladd Street was the west side of town.

1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

 

Andy Zukowski posted
C. & A. Railroad Depot in Pontiac, Illinois. C.1910   Photo by C.R. Childs
Richard Fiedler shared

Street View, Aug 2019

 

Street View, Aug 2019

This photo has been moved to "Pontiac, IL: C&A, IC and Wabash Junctions."

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Wabash

William Shapotkin posted
Found this image (on Pininterest) of the Wabash depot in Pontiac, IL. The resolution is not the best -- might anyone have a better quality photo? Am in the process of obtaining photos along the Wabash betw Fairbury and Streator, IL. Thanking you in advance.

I included the brick building on the north end of this excerpt.

1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Pontiac was on the branch from Forrest to Streater. Streator had a lot of mines and glass factories and several railroads wanted to get in on the action.

Bill Molony posted via Dennis DeBruler

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1939 Pontiac Quad @ 62,500