Vermont, IL: Depot and Junction of CB&Q vs. CB&Q and Depot

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John Carson posted
ANOTHER VINTAGE SOCIAL MEDIA FIND: Earlier Post Card of the Vermont Illinois CB&Q Depot! This one circa December 27, 1907! C.T. American Art Post Card which they color enhanced a black and white photograph. Shows the Order Board and and a group of gentlemen going places! I believe the view is South Southwest. EnJoY! JCC
[His post also includes the backside of the postcard if you want to see an example of cursive handwriting, which is also now history.]
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Roger Kujawa posted
Vermont Illinois real photo post card C. B & Q Railroad Depot posted 1907.
[This shows that the artist added more than color. He cleared it up and removed the pole that was in the foreground.]

To better understand the two CB&Q routes, I consulted a topo map. Vermont is at the two crossed black lines to the left of center.

1953 Burlington Quad @ 1:250,000

I used a 1928 RR Atlas to confirm that the southwest route never did go beyond Rushville. The southwestern route is now abandoned, but the other three routes still exist. In fact, the north/south route still goes all they way down to the Metropolis Bridge over the Ohio River that CB&Q help build.