Morton, IL: Santa Fe Depot

(Satellite, the building is long gone)

This remnant of the Santa Fe route to Morton, IL, is now effectively an industrial spur that allows the TP&W to serve the pumpkin factory and some industries on the west side of town.

D Scott Kramer posted
Here's a nice Sante Fe Pekin District shot of the southbound “Chico Chief" passing the depot at Morton, IL on April 26, 1969.
Photograph by Roger Holmes
Ken Morrison: Santa Fe still had passenger service to Pekin in 1969?
D Scott Kramer: Ken Morrison This was a special railfan excursion.

The cartagrapher for the Monticello, IN, depots spoiled me because he marked black rectangles in the red area and labeled them "Sta." The cartagrapher for this map did not add a black rectangle for the depot.

1970 Morton Quad @ 24,000

So I tried an old map where they used to mark each building. Unfortunately, there is no long, skinny black rectangle parallel to the mainline.

1932 Mackinaw Quad @ 62,500

So I found an historical aerial photo. I put a red line north of the building that I believe was the depot. This aerial photo shows the siding that we see on the right side of Roger's photo is south of the depot. So the train is westbound.

1939 Aerial Photo via ILHAP