Terre Haute, IN: Union Station (Pennsy/Vandalia+C&EI)

Union Station: (Satellite)

The headhouse sat diagonally south of Spruce and west of10th Streets. The Pennsy had an addition on the west side, and the C&EI had an addition on the south side.

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society posted
Art Wallis PRR ownership, C&EI tenantship. It was town down in 1960.

Ronald Boles posted
Terre Haute Union Station was a passenger train station located at Ninth [I'd say 10th based on the aerial photo below] Street and Spruce Street, Terre Haute, Indiana, serving riders for nearly 67 years.
Michael Behm shared

This was before the additions were built.

Dave Durham posted
Terre Haute Union Station, from the Vandalia side,1915

.1960

1960 Pennsy Depot

I assume that is the Pennsy addition on the right. But what is that turret all about???

American-Rails.com posted
What's left of the Pennsylvania's once proud "Spirit of St. Louis" (westbound train #31, New York - St. Louis) soldiers on under Penn Central as the train boards in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 14, 1970. Roger Puta photo.

Now, after the former Pennsy tracks cross the Wabash river, they curve up and join the former NYC/Big Four tracks because both routes are now owned by CSX. And Indiana State University has grown north of the old Pennsy right-of-way. According to old aerial photos, the Pennsy track used to continue straight from the bridge until it got to US-41, then it ran due east until 13th Street where it curved a little north to run along what is now the National Road Heritage Trail.

1948/48 Terre Haute Quad @ 24,000

I added a blue line where I believe the Pennsy mainline ran through town. There used to be a yard between Spruce Street and the mainline. 

Satellite plus Paint

I got these aerials when I tried to figure out what the turret was in Roger's photo. I never did figure it out.

This 1949 aerial shows the headhouse.

Oct 28, 1949 @ 36,000; AR1JT0000010039

I wonder what was wrong with the headhouse that it got torn down rather early in the era of passenger train decay. Was it too expensive to heat? Needed serious roof repairs? Other?

May 3, 1962 @ 24,000; AR1VAJP00040081