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| William Shapotkin posted You say you would like to see more Streator, IL material? OK then, here is a pix of the tower that protected the ATSF/Alton-NYC Xing. Dennis DeBruler I noticed the photo is labeled CB&Q. So this is probably not the junction with Santa Fe. CB&Q had two different railroads into Streator. They both terminated near the NYC+Alton where the Alton curved towards the west Dennis DeBruler The SantaFe crossing is a little further southeast: https://www.google.com/.../@41.1199713,-88.../data=!3m1!1e3 William Shapotkin also posted William Shapotkin also posted Craig Cloud Ahem it's NYC/PC then CR! Kankakee branch that ran South Bend west passing thru Toto, North Judson etc. CR would take up the track east of Wheatfield. Like to know if photos floating around Schneider tower, particularly interior. Steve Drassler Actually it's the Three-I (Iowa Illinois and Indiana RR), then NYC, PC, CR NS. I worked on that line from NYC on. Despaired about taking up the track east of Wheatfield to South Bend. Dumb thing to do. Craig Cloud Perfect bypass frt going to ATSF in Streator vice versa instead of Porter branch to Osborn turn south then west again at Schneider. |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP [The yard in the lower-right corner was the terminal yard for the Wabash route.] |
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| Jeff Mathre posted with the comment: "Laverne Hudson collection, he worked during the 50-60's." Kerry Bruck: Streator Illinois near where the CBQ, New York Central and the GMO all cross over each other. Dick Vant: Is the tower NOT. An interlocking plant ??? I see a hand thrown switch there and no train order signal at the tower. ???? That could have been a crossing gate tower. Where the gates had to be lowered by a person . There was such a tower in west Chicago like that. For awhile. For CNW crossing. The J Thomas Whitt shared |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Kerry's comment So we are looking Northish from Kent Street along the NS/NYC tracks. 1939 Aerial Photo, https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu/webdocs/ilhap/county/data/lasalle/flight18/0bwy04031.jpg |
The junction of the blue (NYC), yellow+orange (CB&Q) and green (GM&O) routes.
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| Satellite plus Paint via Dennis DeBruler |
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| Andy Zukowski posted On March 30, 1975 PC U30B 2846 leads the Hennepin steel train through Streator on the Kankakee Belt. After crossing the Santa Fe a few blocks east, the westbound train crossed the Burlington Northern and Illinois Central Gulf at Streator tower. The former GM&O Dwight to Washington branch is at the right, protected by the red gate lowered across the tracks. The photographer is standing on the Burlington Streator to Zearing branch, as the PC train prepares to cross the Burlington Streator to Ottawa line behind the tower. Photo by Jim Lewnard Steve Drassler: Nice shot, triggered some memories for me. I worked as brakeman on that NYC-PC Kankakee line in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. Streator was indeed a busy place and getting across the Santa Fe sometimes involved waiting. Somewhere somebody must have a photo of the old Thee-I/NYC/PC depot building which was located just east of the ATSF diamonds. Love to see it again. Daniel C Carroll Jr. shared Richard Fiedler shared Brian Mahaney: That is one odd duck smash board |
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| Jeff Mathre posted with the comment: "Laverne Hudson collection, he worked during the 50-60's." |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Jeff's post So those two signalling pipelines would have curved around the track all the way from the tower that was a little north of Kent Street. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1246453,-88.8319755,516m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu |
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