The depot is on the left. Because of the headhouse, I'm guessing that the rear of the orange building used to be a grain elevator.
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| Street View, Jun 2024 |
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Centralia, MO: Lost/Wabash Depot
(Satellite, the depot's land is now part of a parking lot for Hubbell Power Systems.)
Wabash was the southern route while GM&O was the northern route.
The topo map accurately marked the location of the Wabash depot.
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| Carl-char Hirst posted Wabash Centralia, MO. depot 1910 Cliff Kierstead shared |
Wabash was the southern route while GM&O was the northern route.
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| 1969/71 Centralia Quad @ 24,000 |
The topo map accurately marked the location of the Wabash depot.
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| Feb 13, j1967 @ 20,000; AR1VBPK00020151 |
Anabel, MO: Lost/CB&Q Depot
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So was it the rectangle above or below the track?
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| 1908/65 Macon Quad @ 62,500 |
It was below a siding.
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| Apr 7, 1969 @ 20,000; AR1VCDG00020007 |
It is now a ghost town. There might be more grain bins than houses in the area. The depot was big in terms of square feet per resident.
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See Bevier, MO, for information about the CB&Q route that this town is on.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
West Union, IL: Lost/NYC/Big Four/Egyptian LIne Depot
(Satellite, according to the aerial photo below, Depot Street was built on the railroad's RoW.)
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| Tanith Harley posted Hi All. I am researching the New York Central Line (Chicago to Danville ?) that went through West Union, Illinois in the 1920s. In particular looking for the Big Four map / timetable for West Union station in 1925-1926. Can anyone please help? Photo of West Union, Illinois Big Four Station for reference. Thank you all so much! Bill Edrington: Kendel Robinson - The line between Danville and Cairo was part of the Big Four and was considerably older than the line between Indiana Harbor and Danville, which was part of the Chicago, Indiana & Southern, a subsidiary of the NYC-controlled Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Both the LS&MS and the CI&S were merged outright into the NYC in 1914, but the Big Four, while under NYC control, was not. The Indiana Harbor-Danville line was built soon after the turn of the 20th century, primarily to handle northbound coal from the newly developing mines in the Harrisburg district, and the portion of the Big Four‘s Cairo Division between Danville and Harrisburg was heavily upgraded at that same time, including the construction of Lyons Yard. The CI&S/NYC did operate local passenger trains north of Danville for a number of years, in addition to a through overnight Cairo-Chicago train in conjunction with the Big Four. I believe the Cairo-Chicago train was shifted back to its traditional C&EI route north of Danville by the USRA, a federal agency that took control of the railroads during World War I. The train continued running on the C&EI for several years after USRA control of the railroads ended, for some reason. I do know that it permanently shifted back to the NYC route through Sheff, Kentland and Schneider by 1927, though, because by then the “Egyptian” was running as a through train from La Salle Street Station in Chicago all the way to Cairo, including an Evansville section that operated over the Big Four’s EM&N Branch from Mt. Carmel to Evansville, in direct competition with the C&EI. Hope that helps. Dennis DeBruler: This webpage has some maps. http://madisonrails.railfan.net/big4memories3.html |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
None of the street view drivers got off IL-1 and covered this town. So I can't get any good views of the elevator.
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Wichita, KS: 1911 MoPac/Texas & Pacific/Midland Valley Depot
(Satellite, the Metropolitan Baptist Church reused the depot's and freight house's land in the 1960s [HistoricPreservationAlliance]. But Google Maps indicates that the church is now permanently closed.)
The Midland Valley terminated in Wichita.
Chris Cruz posted two photos with the comment: "The Midland Valley Railroad depot in Wichita, KS was identified as and ex-Kansas City, Mexico & Orient depot. After it ceased operations, it served as a Staley Feed store."
Mike Bartels: The Jan. 12, 1964, Wichita Eagle said razing of the old Midland Valley depot and freight house in the 500 block of West Douglas will start soon to clear the site for the new Metropolitan Baptist Church. It has been occupied by Valley Feed and Seed Co. since Midland Valley passenger service ended in 1931. (The lower photo shows Valley was trying to sell it.)
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| Chris Cruz commented on his post The Midland Valley depot was reported to open in a few days in the 9-28-1911 issue of the Wichita Eagle. A later article states Sizemore Feed took over the depot located at 517 West Douglas. |
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| 1956/67 Wichita East Quad @ 24,000 |
I included the baseball field because that still exists.
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| Sep 25, 1960 @ 24,000; AR1VADP00010132 |
Warren, MA: Vacant/NYC Depot
(Satellite)
In general, it seems that the East Coast towns had fancier depots than did the Midwest or Plains states.
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| Street View, Sep 2023 |
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| Jim MacKey posted, cropped Warren, MA Station; no longer in use…. Thomas Dorman Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge architects, Richardsonian Romanesque style |
The was a NYC route.
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| 1954/58 Warren Quad @ 24,000 |
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Carmal, IN: 1883 Carmel Clay Museum/Monon Depot
(Satellite)
The brick building is the building that was built for the museum. They are still restoring the depot in its new location in this view.
They have changed the landscaping in the old location a few times.
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| CarmelClayHistory |
This is what the depot looked like before it was moved to make room for a new building for the museum.
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| DiscoverIndianaHistory, Courtesy of Indiana DNR "The Carmel Monon Depot was built in 1883 in Carmel, Indiana and abuts the path where the Monon Railroad ran until 1974. The building served as both a passenger and freight depot until the services were discontinued in 1961 and 1974, respectively." |
The brick building is the building that was built for the museum. They are still restoring the depot in its new location in this view.
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| Street View, Oct 2024 |
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| YouAreCurrent "The Carmel Clay History Museum is under construction at 1st St. SW and the Monon Greenway. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)" The new building cost $6 million. |
Here are some before and after street views.
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| Street View, Aug 2019 |
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| Street View, Oct 2024 |
They have changed the landscaping in the old location a few times.
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| VisitHamiltonCounty |
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| VisitHamiltonCounty |
I included the curves in the railroad so that you can align this map with today's satillite image. Because of the trails, you can still see these curves.
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| 1952/53 Fishers and Carmel Quads @ 24,000 |
Carmel Clay History Museum posted four photos with the comment: "One year ago today, our beloved Monon Depot was moved back home! Since then, it has been restored and better than ever! We’ve added beautiful outdoor seating on the Depot platform so you can relax and enjoy the rich history of the Monon! Come visit us to see for yourself!"
Derek Zollinger shared
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