Peoria, IL: Turntable and Rock Island's "New" Depot

(Satellite of Turntable; Satellite of "New" Depot)

An older depot is now The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern.

Erik Rasmussen posted
Rock Island F7A 111 poses for pictures on the turntable in Peoria, IL on a nice day in April of 1969. R.J. Wilhelm photo from the Bill Riebe collection. Scanned by myself.
Walt Del Calle Is that the one by the "new" depot north of town?

Street View

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Update: The new depot was yet to be built in 1949. The old depot is in the lower-left corner.

USGS 1949 Peoria East Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

The new depot is the rectangle along the tracks near the upper-right corner. The old depot is still in the lower-left corner.

USGS 1996 Peoria East Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

week.com
Public input sought on what should replace railroad turntable at Riverfront Park

"The Monticello Railway Museum will remove the inoperable turntable at no cost to the city. The museum will then refurbish the device and put it back into productive use in its railway system."

While looking for the turntable, I noticed that the USACE has a storage facility on the river front. It had a ringer crane in storage.

3D Satellite