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| John Eagan posted Before I got my driver's license in 1970, you would have seen me on my paper route in the Almar area of Dolton and South Holland, or anywhere around the area since my Grandparents lived by the South Holland depot and I had two aunts and an uncle in town. I learned about the big train junction in Dolton, so on 10/15/1969, I peddled my Schwinn 5-speed Sting Ray bike to the crossings behind the Dolton Village Hall. The tower operator, Ray Shue, invited me up and I had a standing invite to return anytime...which I did on numerous occasions. He told me about the old Chicago & Western Indiana depot still standing where Lincoln Avenue crossed the railroad and so I went there and snapped this picture. The two story depot was railroad business on the bottom floor and agent's apartment on the second floor. Some of you might remember the C&WI commuter trains that terminated here and parked on the sidings between Lincoln and 138th St. overnight. These passenger runs to Dearborn Station were discontinued on 7/26/1963. The depot was torn down in 1970. Photo by John Eagan |
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| BRHS posted Randy Bosma: Never saw this picture before. Where in Dolton was it located? |
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Randy's comment It was in the northwest quadrant of the crossing. 1929 Calumet Lake Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 |
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| Jimmy Fiedler posted C&WI RR & C&EI RR DOLTON IL DEPOT Ray Weart: This was actually a joint agency with the C&WI and the C&EI. The C&WI suburban trains used to terminate there. Edward Kwiatkowski shared |
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| Larry Candilas commented in Jimmy's post Found this on the internet - NB C&WI suburban train, unknown year. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Jimmy's post I think the depot was in the northwest quadrant of Lincoln Ave and the tracks. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Edward's share I think the depot was in the northwest quadrant of Lincoln Ave and the tracks. The tower was in the southwest quadrant of the junction and parallel to the former Pennsy panhandle. This Jun 2017 satellite image shows the tower that was here: https://www.google.com/.../@41.6402035.../data=!3m1!1e3... |
As a test of the resolution of the Illinois aerial photos, I found a Federal aerial photo for comparison
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| EarthExplorer: Mar 29, 1952 @ 23,600; AR1SA0000040062 |
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| Riverdale posted The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot at Dolton Station, Illinois. c 1900 Dolton station was far more than just another stop along the areas developing railroad network. The C&EI Railroad was formed in 1877 as a consolidation of three other railroads. One of these was the Chicago Danville & Vincennes which in 1871 completed a 131-mile line going from Dolton, IL. to Danville, IL. The train passed through 31 stations and took 6-8 hours to arrive at the end of the line in Danville. People traveled great distances to depart from the Dolton Station Depot. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroads role in the early development and success of Riverdale and Dolton is often overshadowed by our more recent memories of that played by the Illinois Central RR and later, the Indiana Harbor Belt. It brought in massive amounts of coal from central Illinois, transported finished product to market, provided early commuter service into Chicago and passenger service south with connections to other faraway places throughout the country. The railroad was still young in 1871 and Dolton was not just a stop along the way, it was the start of a new life both arriving and departing as well as the future C&EI RR. Greg Burnet shared [Dolton is where the C&EI switched to the C&WI to go to downtown Chicago.] |
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