Milligan, NE: Wood Kassik Mills

(Satellite)

Ashton Blobaum posted, cropped

Kassik Mills Miligan NE 2026

Tin elevator still in use with the wood leg inside along with a new one installed through the roof

Bob Summers: This would be a cribbed construction wood elevator with tin on the exterior to make them less vulnerable to fire, often from embers from the coal fired steam locomotives. We usually call them “iron clad” elevators.

Cribbed construction is where 2x6 planks are laid flat and nailed to the layer below. Takes a lot of lumber.

South of Kassik Milling is the Farmers Cooperative.

Street View, May 2025

The main facility is in the left background and the facility on the right is more grain storage capacity and ag chemicals.

Street View, May 2025

It looks like the co-op has a feed mill.

Street View, May 2025

Actually, the above modern feed mill and a lot of the grain storage is part of Kassik Milling.

Street View, May 2025

There must be some sort of joint agreement between Kassik Milling and Farmers Cooperative.

farmersco-operative

The big picture:

Satellite

The railroad that used to serve this town was the CB&Q.

1969/71 Friend SW and 1961/63 Ohiowa Quads @ 24,000

Milligan was on the route that ran through Fairmont, Tobias and Endicott.

1902

West Clarksfield, OH: Sunrise Co-op Grain Elevator

(Satellite)

Street View, Jun 2025

While trying to get a better view of the locomotive, I noticed thatthey sell animal feed. But I think it is retail (packaged) feed. Their website talks about show animals. They have a couple of buildings that probably stock packaged feed. I found no evidence that they can grind feed here. In fact, the only service listed for this location is grain.

Street View, Jun 205

Jerry Krug posted

"The huge Sunrise Cooperative, Inc. (Clarksfield Grain) facility on Fitchville River Road North in Clarksfield, OH. 5:54PM on 6-5-26."

Photo and caption by Bill Kalkman.

Bill Kalkman posted with the quoted comment above.

Street View, Jun 2025

The railroad was the Wheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE), and it is now the Wheeling & Lake Erie (WE). (The shortline WE reused the railroad name, but the area covered is different.)

1960/62 Clarksfield Quad @ 24,000

This elevator is on the route between Norwalk and Wellington on this map.

Map via NKPHTS via Dennis DeBruler

Since WE is a shortline, the two conveyors across the tracks that we see in the top view are not over a Class I railroad. I think this elevator can handle a unit train because it has a yard and its own locomotive

Satellite

Medary, WI: C&NW va. C&NW vs. Milwaukee

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Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
Rods and linkages of the Medary WI tower.  Photo by Soph Marty 7-5-1975.  32386
[A nice view of signaling pipelines with cranks for 90-degree turns.]

Allan Lesky: I worked there as an operator back in the '70s. You are looking southward to the Northwestern side of the tower.

StevenNatalie James: Allan Lesky so those are the CNW tracks in the foreground? [I'd say yes.]

Marty Jensen: Is this after the tunnel collapsed? That is why it is overgrown?

I included Grand Crossing near the lower-left corner.

1963/64 La Crosse Quad @ 24,000

WIHAP

Standish, MI: 1889 Visitor Center/Michigan Central/Detroit & Mackinac Depot and Caboose

Depot: (Satellite)

Elevator: (Satellite)

Caboose: (Satellite)

Thumbwind posted

Michigan Central Depot Standish Michigan 

A crowd gathers outside the Michigan Central Railroad depot in Standish in this c. 1930s view, with the stone station labeled “Standish” and multiple tracks running past the platform.

The building itself is older than the photo. Histories of the site say the current fieldstone depot was built in 1889 after an earlier wooden depot wore out, with local farmers supplying stones for the walls. Passenger service eventually faded, and the depot later found new life as a community landmark and visitor stop.

Look closely at the people on the platform — this is what “train time” looked like in a small Michigan town.

What do you know or remember about riding the train through Standish, or the depot’s later uses?

Read more and View Video at https://thumbwind.com/.../history-of-standish.../mc-depot/

I include the grain elevator on the left and a caboose on the right.

Street View, Aug 2025

Thumbwind, I just looked at the photos.
A horseless carriage
[I thought the caption was wrong because that is not an automobile. Then it sunk in that it is horseless because it is being pulled by a cow.]

They have a passenger car as well as a caboose next to the depot.

Street View, Aug 2025

In this view of the grain elevator, I included the mural. Note the gravity wagon by the elevator. They are also becoming historic.

Street View, Dec 2023

It looks like the farmer is getting grain, instead of sending it to market. And there is a second wagon waiting to be loaded.

Street View, Dec 2023

Actually, there are two passenger cars on display.

Emily Lilly-lacca, Jun 2023

Avid Railroader, Jun 2019

A good view of the bay window for  the agent's desk.

Nadia El Anani (bisbis53), Jun 2019

They have kept some of the waiting room bench seats.

N W, Aug 2018

I don't know where they store this fire truck, but I've seen it brought out of storage to pose in several photos.

Lisa Mac, Jul 2023

Stillwell, IL: Lost/CB&Q Depot

(Satellite)

Patty Peterson posted
Stillwell Depot (1979 Sites and Structures of Hancock County)
Richard Fiedler shared

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

This town was on the north/south route between Burlington and Quincy.

1902

Wheaton, IL: Metra/C&NW Depots

Old: (Satellite, given the chimneys and location, it is extant, but simplified.)

New: (Satellite)

Andy Zukowski posted
Chicago & North Western Railroad Depot in Wheaton, Illinois 1914

While checking out the Italianate architecture building in the background of the above photo, I discovered that both that building and the depot are extant.

Street View, Sep 2018

Wheaton didn't participate in the race in the suburbs as to who has the fanciest clock tower.

Street View, May 2025

I found the location of the old depot using this photo.

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Pearl, IL: Lost/GM&O Depot

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Exploring Pike County IL posted
Pearl Illinois Train Station / Depot. This picture was donated by a member of this page for everyone to see . And will be helping to answer any questions you have about them in the comments , Thankyou !!
David Hahn shared

1950/56 Pearl Quad @ 62,500

1939 Aerial Photo from IHLAP

This town is next to the southernmost bridge on the Illinois River. The next crossing of the river is 40 miles south at the mouth using the Brussels Ferry.

Street View, Jul 2016 via Dennis DeBruler

This town is on the CPKS/GM&O route to Kansas City that crosses the Mississippi River at Louisiana, MO.

John A. Weeks III via Dennis DeBruler
When it was built, the 444' swing span was the longest swing span in the nation.

Barbara Donovan posted 13 photos with the comment: "Photos of Pearl Landing and Pearl, Illinois that I colorized with Gemini"

Wanda Robinson: If that is the depot at Pearl, why does it have Glen Echo on sign? My dad worked at the depot in Pearl for many years.

Barbara Donovan: Wanda Robinson didn't even noticed that but it's the Gemini photo app that makes changes when it's colorized. I always try to post the original under the colored one. I'll see if I can correct that. Thanks!

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