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Christian Goepel posted
Circa 1910 postcard view of the IC roundhouse, shop buildings, and yard at Mattoon, Illinois.
Raymond Storey posted a different copy of this postcard |
Is this the original photo for the above postcard?
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Rick Shilling posted
C.1911 Illinois Central Railroad Roundhouse, Turntable, Shops and Yard, Mattoon. Illinois. |
I looked up and down the IC mainline, but I could not find anything that looked like this. Then the comments reminded my that the IC's
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville went east/west through this town. In fact, the tracks from Peoria to
the grain elevator southwest of town are still intact.
The land scar of the roundhouse and a shop building are still very visible.
Much of the yard between the roundhouse and the IC mainline has been repurposed as a storage area for a company.
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