Friday, July 25, 2025

East Lynn, IL: Lost/Nickel Plate/Lake Erie & Western Depot and Grain Elevator

Depot: (Satellite, the grain storage building has reused the depot's land.)
Elevator: (Satellite)

Chad Thomas posted
East Lynn Illinois early 1900's

1957/57 Potomac Quad @ 62,500

Note the skinny, dark line between the building north of the tracks and the tracks. That was the platform. The grain elevator was across the tracks form the depot.
1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

The grain elevator has grown a lot considering it hasn't had rail service for a while.
Street View, Sep 2024

And it is still growing.
Street View, Sep 2024

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