Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Trilla, IL: Lost Depot on EIRC/NKP/Cloverleaf Route

(Satellite, a very unconfident guess.)

EIRC = Eastern Illinois Railroad Company

Andy Zukowski posted
Nickel Plate Railroad Depot in Trilla, Illinois. 1966

If you look closely, one can see a slight curve in the tracks between State Street and the bridge. The depot photo must have been taken with a telephoto lens because the curve appears to bend more in the photo.
1960 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Fortunately, Illinois has been uploading additional aerial photos because the late 1930's aerial was very confusing. For one, the shadow of the long looking building in the southeast quadrant of State Street and the tracks doesn't make sense.
1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

There is a long building there today.
Satellite

No street view driver has done the streets of this town, but I did find this view of the long building. Why would you build a new building with that roofline?
Street View, Aug 2023

It is a company that builds seed cleaning equipment and other agricultural machinery.
CommodityTraders


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