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| Bill Molony posted The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway depot at Matteson, Illinois on July 18th, 1981. Photograph by Jeff Strombeck. From the Blackhawk collection. It was on the north side of the EJ&E tracks, just east of the Illinois Central crossing. Kyle Llewellyn Godfrey: Wait the EJ&E had passenger service?? Or was this a freight depot? Bill Molony: Kyle Llewellyn Godfrey This was strictly a freight depot - no passenger service there. Alan Follett: Kyle Llewellyn Godfrey The EJ&E and predecessors did operate passenger trains from 1886 to 1907, with carriage of an occasional hardy passenger in the caboose continuing a few years beyond that. Their strongest passenger market was between Joliet and Aurora, which evaporated once the Aurora, Plainfield & Joliet interurban opened between the same points. https://books.google.com/books?id=7B2l5G_Veb0C&q=Elgin%2C%20Joliet%20and%20Eastern Bill Molony shared |
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| Matthew Chapman commented on Bill's post Not sure where I got this, but I copied down a date of 10/22/1989, which can't possibly be right if it was all boarded up in 1981. Maybe 1979? Joseph Tuch Santucci: Matthew Chapman it was still open in the mid 70’s but they moved the work there to the agent in the Heights at some point. I used to know a clerk at the Heights depot and seem to recall him mentioning doing the paperwork for Matteson at some point. |
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| Larry Candilas commented on Bill's post Twenty plus years later - 2009 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted The Elgin Joliet & Eastern Depot in Matteson, Illinois. |
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
Since Larry's comment implied it was still standing in 2009, I checked out Global Earth. Nature was trying to swallow it.
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| Global Earth, Oct 2007 |
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| 1930/30 Steger Quad @ 24,000 |
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