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Freda, ND: Milwaukee Depot

(Satellite)

Shane Avey shared Maidie Iwen Grudem's post of two photos with the comment: "Freda, ND Train depot."

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The railroads made towns across the prairie. And they destroyed some of them. The depot must have been moved because it should have been built between the tracks and the road that goes diagonally along the tracks. It was probably the first building built in this town. It is certainly the last one "standing."

Aban RR Map

Carona, KS: Museum/(Missouri Pacific + Northeast Oklahoma) Depot

Depot: (Satellite)

Museum: (Satellite)

Wandermore in Kansas posted

Pamela Perry-Simoncic: This is actually in the old mining town called Carona, KS. Just west of Roseland, KS.

Scott Colebank: Boston depot moved from Missouri.

Art LH shared

Colin Harding: According to my 1940 Official Guide, on both the MOPAC for pax service & Northeast Oklahoma but no pax service.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Colin's comment
It appears the Northeast Oklahoma terminated here. 1945/45 Cherokee Quad @ 24,000

Dennis DeBruler commented on Colin's comment
It was a MoPac depot in its original location. 1962/64 Lamar South Quad @ 24,000 Boston, MO, makes Carona look like a big town.

Hannah Diffee, May 2023

They have preserved the inside, as well as the outside, of the depot.

Darrell Vaughn, Nov 2022

Street View, Apr 2023

As wee see in the center background of the street view, they have some rolling stock in addition to the locomotive and caboose.

Satellite

Chicago, IL Depot: 1888 GTW Eldson Depot and Office at 51st Street

(Satellite, southwest quadrant of 51st Street and the tracks.)

This building was next to the GTW Eldson Railyard.

Edward Kwiatkowski Flickr

The 1888 built Grand Trunk Western Elsdon depot. Chicago Illinois USA. October 1983.

This is the 1888 built two story victorian era Elsdon Depot. This was located on west 51st Street just east of south Lawndale avenue, in the city of Chicago Illinois USA.

This scene looking west was photographed in October of 1983, during it's last week of operation. Sadly...this beautiful wooden depot was demolished the following month. Today it is a vacant lot slated for a new real estate development soon.

Dowagiac, MI: 1902 Amtrak/Michigan Central Depot

(Satellite)

Mary Bernard posted eight photos with the comment:

Dowagiac, MI Depot -- 8 Pictures

Photoed by Duane Hall in November 1979.  The 8th photo is the Google 2012 street view.

This is the third station built in Dowagiac by the Michigan Central and is now served by Amtrak's Chicago to Detroit trains the Wolverine and the Blue Water.  A good description and history is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowagiac_station

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Street View

Street View

Waukegan, IL: Lafarge North America and National Gypsum

Lafarge: (Satellite)

Gypsum: (Satellite)

I think of Waukegan as having cute marinas on the lake shore. But it can handle freighters as well.

Bob Causey posted
The Sam Laud unloading at Lafarge North American in Waukegan Illinois.

Lafarge handles cement and cement is stored in silos, not a big pile out in the weather as in Bob's photo. So it is really unloading at National Gypsum. Fortunately, a freighter was unloading when the satellite went overhead.

Satellite

The dock was empty in all of the street views.

Street View, Aug 2019

Columbus, IN: Cummins

Factory: (Satellite)

Technical Center (CTC): (Satellite)

Corporate Office Building (COB): (Satellite)

<bailed out Navistar: https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2018/01/buick-built-aircraft-engines-in.html

https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/08/history-of-internal-combustion-engine.html>

Indiana Historical Bureau posted

#OTD [Feb 1] in 1919, Clessie L. Cummins filed for the creation of the Cummins Engine Company in Columbus. Cummins co-founded the company with business partner and banker William Irwin. They produced diesel engines which were widely used in heavy-duty trucks after the Second World War. Known for the quality and endurance of their engines, Cummins quickly became an industry leader. The company has produced five total IndyCars to race in the Indianapolis 500.

As of 2022, the company is still headquartered in Bartholomew County, where they employ more than 70,000 employees.

Learn more about Cummins here: https://www.cummins.com/.../04/04/history-diesel-engines.  

Pictured are Cummins test blocks, circa 1950, courtesy of B. L. Taylor Collection of the Indiana Album.

David Hensley: Do they even make engines in Columbus anymore ?

Ethan McKinney: David Hensley Yes, the Walesboro plant is still the main plant for the 6.7 for the Ram

Fred Tarsac posted 11 images with the comment: "Cummins 1982."

Erf Par shared

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