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| Andy Zukowski posted Illinois Central Gulf's former Illinois Central Depot at Green Valley, IL in December of 1983. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post The building in the northwest quadrant of the tracks and Main Street was too big to be this depot. Was that a freighthouse? I presume the depot was the building at this location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eMjZqNzXfZiSzAHR7 1939 aerial |
In the aerial photo, there is a grain elevator about another block southish and on the other side of the tracisk. It has grown considerably, but it is not rail served.
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| Street View, Jun 2023 |
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| Street View, Jun 2023 |
A USGS map labels the railroad as Illinois Central. But Illinois Central was sold to CN. This IDOT map confirms that the route is owned by CN.
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| IDOT |
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| Richard Lipsky posted On the back it says Green Valley IL Rob Woodrow: If it’s Green Valley it’s either the CN&W or the GM&O the Illinois Central comes through town on a curve. If that’s an interlocking light in the distance it’s the GM&O because nothing crosses the CN&W at Green Valley. |
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| Tim Howard commented on Richard's post Hard to tell, looks like a rough platform for depot on right (photographer's viewpoint) with passenger train approaching (from South Pekin?) |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Rob's comment That explains why I could not reconcile the IC depot with the grain elevators along the IC route. When I got this bigger 1939 aerial that includes the C&NW on the left and the GM&O on the right, the C&NW has a depot and grain elevator on opposite sides of the track. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Rob's comment But they are on the wrong side of the tracks to agree with the photo. Is it possible the photo was flipped? |
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