Grand Rapids, MI: Old Filling Stations

Standard: (Satellite)

Unknown: (Satellite)

Grand Rapids City Archives and Records Center posted two images with the comment: "1024 Bridge St NW - Images are from 1936 and 2022. "

We Are Westsiders shared

Jeff Portko shared

Pete Walsh: Nice job, the similar one at MLK & Sheldon survives too.

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Dennis DeBruler commented on Pete's comment
 https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9fAQym2GeZ2vZMj6

Plymouth, MI: CSX/C&O/PM North Yard and Roundhouse

Yard: (Satellite)

Roundhouse: (Satellite)

Craig Hensley Photography posted

Rolling into North Yard

CSX SD40-3 #4035 leads local train L311 into North Yard. For all you history buffs, the open area in the background was the location of the former Pere Marquette Roundhouse. 

CSX L311 - Plymouth, MI - June 2024

High Res: https://www.craighensleyphotography.com/.../Rai.../i-hH7pd6P

PM owned both the east/west and north/south routes.

1952/1954 Northville Quad @ 24,000

Bradford, PA: BPRR/B&O Depot

(Satellite, the highway has been built over some of the depot's land.)

BPRR = Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh became part of B&O.

I started with the oldest aerial available.

Oct 25, 1956 @ 60,000; ARA550340020081

But it was bad. So I gambled that the depot was still standing in 1969. Fortunately, it was. It was in the northwest quadrant of Main Street and the tracks.

May 1, 1969 @ 26,000; AR1VBXT00010126

Erie, PA: 1927 Union Station

(Satellite, 39 photos)

Street View, May 2024

It appears that the brewery now makes use of the original waiting room.

Roy Schukraft, Jun 2023

This is probably more than enough seating for today's train passengers.

Noah, Jul 2022

Paul Osciak posted three photos with the comment: "1927 Union Station, Erie, PA. Now houses a tiny Amtrak station, businesses and a very good restaurant."

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LogisticsPlus
Logistics Plus bought the then vacant building in 2003 and renovated it to be its global headquarters.
It "occupies the second and third floors of the building and leases sections to other local businesses."
When built, NYC used it for through trains and Pennsy used it to terminate trains that came from Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Philadelphia & Washington. B&LE and Nickel Plate used other depots. "The Bessemer depot was located at 12th, and Sassafras Streets, and the Nickel Plate Depot was located at 19th and Holland Streets."
NS now owns Track 4 through the station so that it could move the N&W/Nickel Plate route from 19th Street to the elevated rail corridor through town.

1957/1959 Erie North and South Quads @ 24,000

Not only was the original Nickel Plate route at grade level, but there was also not enough room for a railroad and two lanes of traffic.

Street View, May 2024

Ashland, NE: Lost/CB&Q Depot

(Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)

Raymond Storey posted
ASHLAND NEB

CB&Q had five routes radiating from this town.

1968/1970 Ashland East Quad @ 24,000

Apr 30, 1966 @ 17,100; AR1SWAT00050130

1902

I wonder when this elevator was torn down. It no long appears on satellite maps.

Street View, Aug 2007

Council Bluffs, IA: CBGR/Milwaukee & Roundhouse and CGW Engine House

Milwaukee Railyard: (Satellite, it sill has most of its tracks)

Milwaukee Roundhouse: (Satellite, if there are any remants, they are covered by trees.)

CGBR = Council Bluffs Railway

Greg Bunce posted three photos with the comment: "Here's some aerial photos of Council Bluffs taken for the Milwaukee Real Estate Department on July 27, 1964.  Captions on the photos.  Photos from the John W. Barriger Library."

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Tom Horvath: The CGW engine house bottom-center, still stands and is used by the Red Giant Oil Company.

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CGW Engine House

Street View, Nov 2021

1956 Council Bluffs North and South Quads @ 24,000

May 1, 1952 @ 17,000; AR1TL0000040156

Ruidoso, NM: Flood of 2024: June 30 Flash Flood

(Satellite)

This is one of the flood incidents of 2024.

Two screenshots from a 1:26 video posted by Jesus Figueroa with the comment: "Ruidoso NM June 30,2024 4:45pm highway 70 is a disaster."

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[You need to play the video to see how fast the water is flowing.]

Note the flow of water behind the vehicles against the buildings.

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Ruidoso is a town built in a canyon, so a rainstorm can create a flash flood rather easily. And burn scars have aggravated the severity of the flooding. ("Strong, intense wildfires can destroy vegetation and even burn the soil. Burned vegetation and soil creates an area called a burn scar, which decreases infiltration and contributes to flooding. Consequently, the next rain event over a burn scar area can trigger a significant flash flood or even a dangerous debris flow." [asu] In fact, "The FOX Forecast Center will be closely monitoring areas with burn scars created by recent fires, especially around Ruidoso, New Mexico." [FOXweather])

2004/2006 Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs Quads @ 24,000

0:12 video
⚠️ The Upper Canyon area of Ruidoso is under an evacuation due to flash flooding. Video courtesy of Rafael Salas.

The tree in the middle just fell over. And the white thing is floating down the "river."

Facebook reel

The white pickup truck is being shoved down the road by the water.

0:26 video

In fact, the water pushed an 18-wheeler tank truck down the road.

1:28 video, cropped

This is supposed to be a street, not a river. And this is after just 10 minutes of rain.

Facebook reel

Instagram

I assume this was the same storm system that hit Ruidoso.

Meteorologist Grant Tosterud posted
Yesterday's [Jun 29, 2024] storm in Albuquerque dropped 1/3 of our normal monsoon season rainfall in about an hour! With nearly 1.48" of rain, it was the 18th rainiest day on record in Albuquerque, and brought us up to the 7th wettest June on record.

Arcadia, NE: Lost/CB&Q 2-Story Depot and Water Tower

(Satellite)

Raymond Storey posted
ARCADIA NEB

Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's post
It was on the branch that went to Brewster.
https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/knx_rail/id/298

1951/1953 Arcadia West and East Quads @ 24,000

Oct 24, 1949 @ 19,615; AR1JW0000100116

Satellite

On the right side of the photo is a bulk feed truck, so this business is a feed mill as well as grain storage and fertilizer supply. According to the satellite image, they have added another row of larger grain bins since 2009.

Street View, May 2009

Kinderhook, IL: Baylis, IL: Pleasant Hill, IL: Nebo, IL: Pearl, IL: Depots

Kinderhook: (Satellite, it had a house track on the north side.)

Baylis: (Satellite, it was between Railroad Street and the tracks just east of Locust Street.)

Pleasant Hill: (Satellite)

Nebo: (Satellite)

Pearl: (Satellite)

These towns are all in Pike County, IL. So is Barry and Hull.

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Kinderhook Wabash Depot

Lisa Ruble posted
Candice Marie Lynn shared
Raymond Storey posted
KINDERHOOK ILL
Raymond Storey posted
KINDERHOOK ILL

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

This town has fertilizer supply, but no grain storage. I note that I can't find a grain elevator in the 1939 aerial.

Satellite

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Baylis Wabash Depot

Raymond Storey posted
BAYLIS ILL

This is another town that Wabash bypassed in order to improve the grade of their route. (Barry was another.)

1956/1967 Quincy Quad @ 250,000

 The original Wabash route paralleled Railroad Street through town.

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Andy Zukowski posted
Wabash Railroad Depot in Baylis, Illinois. 1911
Richard Fiedler shared

The grain elevator did not survive, but the town does have a bird shop!

Steve Anders Birds, Apr 2022

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Pleasant Hill GM&O/C&A Depot

Lisa Ruble posted
Candice Marie Lynn shared

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

This town has both grain storage and fertilizer supply.

Satellite

The wood grain elevator was replaced by some jump form silo,s and a couple of steel bin complexes further south provided more expansion. Note the fertilizer storage tanks on the right.

Street View, Aug 2016

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Nebo GM&O/C&A Depot

Raymond Storey posted
NEBO ILL

Colin Harding: According to my 1940 Official Guide on the Alton Railroad.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Colin's comment
On the mainline to Kansas City. 1921 Collier Atlas

1939 Aerial Photo from ILAP

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Pearl GM&O/C&A Depot

Lisa Ruble posted
Candice Marie Lynn shared

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

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Pike County

1948/1948 Quincy Quad @ 250,000

Lisa Ruble also posted four photos with the comment:

Pike County Illinois Railroad Depots.. the Baylis Depot was moved and is now a house.

Pleasant Hill Depot 1913.. the second story was later removed

Pearl Depot, no date

Baylis Wabash Depot, no date

Depot at Hulls (Hull) sometime after 1911..

Richard Fiedler shared

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