Depot: (
Satellite)
Old Grain Elevator: (
Satellite, it was along the now abandoned Milwaukee Railroad.)
New Grain Elevator: (
Satellite)
This town is on the BNSF/CB&Q mainline between Chicago and the Twin Cities.
Tom Lichty
posted four photos with the comment:
Well the Steward, Illinois depot received a facelift since I was here last year!
It looks good both inside and out! I hope they put the name back on it too.
Nice to see it maintained. So many of them disappeared.
Pauly Zee: Still near the tracks or relocated?
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Dennis DeBruler answered Pauly's question
It has been relocated because the agent's bay window faces the park instead of the tracks. I'd say it was moved about 30' northwest to make room for the realignment of Main Street through town.
1939 aerial photo
Tom Lichty: Dennis DeBruler, and it now sits on a concrete foundation. |
The grain elevator west of the depot disappeared but the two that were east of the depot grew into a CHS elevator.
Milwaukee used to go north/south along the west side of town.
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And the grain elevator along that route is extant.
Wesley Peters
posted three photos with the comment:
Steward, Lee County, IL
Titus Bros. Built in 1904. No bushel capacity mentioned.
This elevator was in the process being repaired when I stopped.
One of 16 surviving mansard roof elevators in Illinois.
Photographed on 10/27/2024.
Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Wesley's post
I had a hard time finding this elevator because I kept looking along the existing tracks. As soon as I learned that there used to be a north/south Milwaukee Railroad route on the west side of town, it was easy to find. The date on this street view is June 2019, so the repairs seem to be going rather slowly. https://maps.app.goo.gl/9nR6j4fsnQxBYTcn6 |
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