Darrow, IL: Grain Elevator

(Satellite)

One of 44 farm scenes posted by Sam Carlson. This one was along the KB&S. Was Green Bay Western was a "sister" shortline? Or did KB&S recently purchase this power?

This "town" is just a grain elevator and a church. It looks like they have done a total rebuild of the elevator since Sam took his photo. I saved the satellite image because of the uncovered ground pile. Was this wind damage that the satellite caught before it could be repaired?

Satellite

Since this elevator was on a shortline, they can load a unit train because they can use the mainline as a siding and/or KB&S is willing to take shorter cuts from a few elevators and put them together as a unit train for interchange with a Class I railroad.

One of 44 farm scenes posted by Sam Carlson.
This one was along the KB&S. This could only happen on a shortline! (Having a loader over the main line!) But where, no idea. South of Webster, IL and north of Danville, IL on what used to be Milwaukee Road trackage. Dating info is vague, but probably in 1995.

There were a few more houses there in 1940.

1940 Aerial Photo at photo resolution

Update:

Justin Oates posted
KB&S #321 at Darrow, IL. 2008.