Depot: (Satellite. it was between the mainline and the house track.)
This town was on the IC branch of Kankakee & SouthWest (K&SW).
When I noticed that CN/IC retained enough of its Otto Branch to serve the current elevator, I decided this town was worthy of some notes. The branch now extends to the next county road so that it has a lead to serve the elevator.
A different exposure
I don't subscribe to the American-Rails group because it is normally just railfan photos. So Facebook must have suggested this one. For once, I'm glad it did make a suggestion, or I would have missed two wood grain elevators.
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| American-Rails.com posted |
When I noticed that CN/IC retained enough of its Otto Branch to serve the current elevator, I decided this town was worthy of some notes. The branch now extends to the next county road so that it has a lead to serve the elevator.
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| Satellite |
This is the second town in two days where the street car driver did not go down the side roads. (Milford was the first.) I may take that as an omen that it is time for a road trip.
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| Andy Zukowski posted Illinois Central Railroad Train Depot in Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois. Photographer: C.U. Williams, 1908 Richard Fiedler shared |
A different exposure
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| Andy Zukowski posted The Illinois Central Railroad Depot in Herscher Illinois. 1908 Photographer: C.U. Williams |
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| Craig Holmberg commented on Andy's post | Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois, May 1919 | Sanborn Map Company |
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| Larry Candilas commented on Andy's post MP 71.6 Bloomington District; a few years later on March 23 1956 here's a westbound (from the internet) |
After looking at the aerial photo, I see that a square was placed between the mainline and house track on the east side of Main Street.
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| 1925/25 Herscher Quad @ 62,500 |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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| Andy Zukowski posted Illinois Central Depot, Herscher, Illinois. Illinois Central's Bloomer line at the small town of Herscher. Herscher lies towards the north end of the Bloomer line, only 11 miles west of the end of the line at Otto, where it joins into the Chicago main. 1966 Photo from the Barry Lennon Collection Richard Fiedler shared |
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| Sara Anderson commented on Andy's post It was somewhere between the rail lines, think maybe here? |
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| Craig Homberg commented on Sara's comment Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois, May 1919 Sanborn Map Company |
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