Depot: (Satellite, the northeast quadrant of the road and the tracks.)
This town was on the IC Branch of Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (HR&E), which was abandoned in 1943.
A different exposure.
I learned that Bing Maps has better coverage than Google Maps, at least for this town.
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| Christopher L. Nelson posted Ryan Hinthorn: Where in McLean Co? Dennis DeBruler: Ryan Hinthorn Sabina, IL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/De4him5EXuQVMgTg9 |
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| 1952 Arrowsmith Quad @ 62,500 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted The Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad. The Havana, Rantoul & Eastern Railroad (HR&E) was a narrow gauge railroad company incorporated in Illinois in January 1873. Nicknamed the "Punkin Vine," it aimed to provide competition to the Illinois Central Railroad's freight rates. Construction started in 1875, with the line reaching its full 74.69 miles of trackage from Leroy, Illinois to West Lebanon, Indiana by 1879. Jack Keefe: Photo by Otho Covert of Fisher, Illinois. John Petit: when did it get converted to standard gage? Erik Coleman: John Petit it was converted to standard gauge when the IC purchased it around 1886. Fun fact, they were able to convert the gauge in a single day work blitz! |
A different exposure.
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| Andy Zukowski posted Illinois Central Railroad Depot in Sabina, Illinois. 1940 Ned Carlson: Punkin Vine train! Mike Sypult: Depot was moved from Henning, IL to Sabina. Mark Fuller: I can’t see any RoW in Google Maps. Where was this? Was this a branch line? |
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| Larry Candilas commented on Andy's post MP 6.3 Rantoul District; originally narrow-gauge. A 1975 picture - |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Mark's comment It is now just a boundary between farm fields. 1952/53 Arrowsmith Quad @ 62,500 |
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This branch was built as the Havana, Rantoul & Eastern RR |
Given the grain elevator in the background of the above photo, I think the depot was the black rectangle that was in the northeast quadrant of the road and tracks.
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| 1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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