Farmington, IL: M&StL and CB&Q Depot

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M&StL = Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (The Peoria Gateway)

Richard Howard posted
MSTL depot, Farmington.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Richard's post
South of the tracks and a little east of IL-78. https://maps.app.goo.gl/boqpmaDwpBSFYeBt7

1963 Burlington Quadrangle @ 1:250,000 via Dennis DeBruler

Update:

The description for this post implies that there was a union station, but the chimneys don't match.

Ross Brocksmith posted two images with the comment:

CB&Q RR Station

M&STL

Farmington 

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

Minneapolis and Saint Louis Railway

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From Grassel’s volumes titled PEORIA AREA SOUTH

Imagery via the Ernest Grassel Collection - Local History Collection - Downtown Branch of Peoria Public Library

M&StL was the east/west railroad through this town.

Richard Fiedler shared

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But the sign clearly lists both railroads. The CB&Q must have done a backup maneuver on the M&StL tracks to access this station.

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