Springfield, IL: Chicago & Alton Depot

Martin G. Sorenson posted

Some Beautiful Railroad Architecture

Circa 1900. "Chicago & Alton R.R. station at Springfield, Illinois."

David Dote Before it was modernized.
Rick F Interesting seeing the street car tracks had to jump over the railroad tracks as they are no openings in the rails for them. Must have been a bumpy ride and they must have been horse drawn as I see they are paved between the rails on the street car line.

Google has some photos of it. And then you can easily get the map location from that web page.

Mike Breski posted

GMO, Springfield, Illinois, 1958

Southbound Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Alton Limited passenger train pulls into Springfield, Illinois, on August 30, 1958. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-064-06

Marty Bernard posted
GM&O Depot and Train, Springfield, IL on August 15, 1965
809A was an F3A built June 1947. Jim Ripley just commented, "Extra train. Bet it the local." I missed the white flags.

Ralcon Wagner: Thanks for sharing. This brings back so many childhood memories - I spent much of the mid-1960s watching trains here. This historical station actually dates back to the Lincoln Funeral days but was extensively remodeled around 1947 and again during the 1980s. The track the train is on is now gone (paved over) as are the side tracks closest to the camera. This remains a very busy station.

Ron Reiring: Ralcon Wagner The information I find says this depot was built in 1895, 30 or so years after Lincoln's funeral. Must have been a different depot, but of course I wasn't there.

Ralcon Wagner: Ron Reiring I stand corrected, Ron. I had thought I had seen an old photo of the funeral train by a similar structure. Thanks!

Brian Watt: Lots of detail in there for your mid-sixties era layout ... note the USPS two-tone mailbox. Railroads were still relevant to the USPS.

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