Sycamore, IL: Lost Wood Grain Elevators

(Satellite, the red-roofed building was built on the CGW right-of-way)

Marty Bernard shared
2. CGW NW2 24 built May 1948, at Sycamore, IL, July 1962. Rick Burn photo
Dennis DeBruler: And once again, a railfan has caught some grain elevator history.

Because the above elevator is oriented east/west and the below elevator is oriented north/south, the wood structure and its concrete silos must have replaced the above elevator.

Street View, Aug 2007

As I went further West along Page Street, the wood structure suddenly disappeared.

Street View, Sep 2013

The red-roofed building appears in the Sep 2013 street view trip, but not the Aug 2007 trip. So the lack of rail service doesn't seem to have affected the grain elevator. It is still actively growing.

Street View, Sep 2013

Street View, Jun 2019