In the country of IL: Iroquois Crossing: KB&S/Milw/CTH&SE vs. KB&S/Big Four

(Satellite)

KB&S = Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern

CTH&SE = Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern

The north/south Milwauke route goes over the almost north/south Big Four route, and there is a connection between the two.

The headquarters of the KB&S is just south of this crossing.

Steven J. Brown posted
Kankakee Beaverville & Southern RS11 301 (built 1958 as NKP 569) at Iroquois Junction, Illinois - December 12, 1987.
Philip Kulina: Unique bridge, with wood, steel + concrete.
[A comment pointed out the train in the distant background on the Big Four route.]
Edward Kwiatkowski shared

Mike Roth Flickr, Jul 22, 2018
The comment says that they are shoving into their yard, but I think they are shoving up the connector.

Both views above are looking Southish along the Big Four route. Below is a comparable view from US-52. We get a good view of the connecting track that climbs the grade from the Big Four to the Milwaukee.

Street View, Oct 2023

This route is looking Northish along the Big Four route. I got far enough south to include the headquarters. That is why the truss bridge of the crossing is in the distant right background.

Street View, Oct 2023

Here is a closeup that catches a cut of cars on the Milwaukee route.

Street View, Oct 2023

The angle between the Milwaukee route and the road is small enough that it required some interesting engineering to cross the road.

Street View, Oct 2023

Dave Honan
This rather complex bridge is just north of the KBSR's diesel shop in Iroquois, IL. Looking to the south, there's a two-span deck girder, a wooden trestle, a through truss with deck girder approach spans, and finally another wooden trestle (the middle of the last three piers supported an old, no-longer-existing span). (October 06, 2001)

This bridge catches a lot of people's eye:

Mike Kasrich posted