Elliston, IN: Depot and a Triple Crossing

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The Big Four was originally the Evansville, Indianapolis & Terre Haute; a C&EI subsidiary. What Robert calls the Monon B&B was a branch that left the mainline at Bedford, went through Bloomfield and continued to Switz City where it met the Pennsy route between Indianapolis and Vincennes.

Robert Brummett posted
Elliston Depot (Greene County) Bedford and Bloomfield Branch of the Monon Railroad...August 1936
Joseph Land The Monon B&B and the NYC Big 4 crossed where the man is standing. The IC crossed overhead at the same place.
Joseph Land Photographer is facing south. Foreground tracks are NYC Big 4.. Monon B&B closed from Avoca to Switz City in 1935. Rails were removed soon after..

John JD Steele posted

Elliston, on the west bank of the White River, had three railroad tracks crossing at the same spot: the Pennsylvania line was built on ground level going north and south; the Monon crossed on the ground level in east and west direction, and the Illinois Central was on elevated tracks. All were part freight and part passenger coaches. The first stage of building the three-way was completed in 1876, the second a few years later, and the third and final stage was finished in 1906

Elliston is located in Greene County Indiana. Between Bloomfield and Switz City.

There are still some ruins left of the pier for the Monon bridge over the White River.

Satellite

The north/south Big Four (blue) snaked its way around the river. The Monon branch (yellow) has lost its treeline intown. Since the IC route still exists, its east/west route is visible and need not be marked.

Satellite plus Paint

Satellite plus Paint

Joseph Land posted
Elliston Depot in 2005.. On private property, used for storage.. J. Land photo, looking south..
Gravel road on left formerly NYC Big 4 RoW. Rails removed late 1980s / early 1990s.
Overhead bridge [former IC] still in operation, now INRD property.