Washington Park (East St. Louis), IL: HN Cabin (Tower) A&S vs Pennsy+B&O

(Satellite)

A&S = Alton & Southern (ALS) It was jointly owned by C&NW and MoPac. It is now a subsidiary of UP.

Rails Around Southern Illinois posted

Sunday Night Post, from Chapter Three:

“The A&S line through Washington Park was its mainline from 

Valley (now Gateway) yard in East St. Louis to Mitchell, north of Granite City. There it 

connected to the C&EI, New York Central, Wabash, and GM&O. A&S RS3 #53 trundles 

south past HN Cabin in May 1963, headed for Valley yard.” (Carl Winkler, photo; Randy 

Allard, collection)

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Michael C Kelly shared
Old school A&S at HN cabin, Washington Park (East STL)

The Pennsy railyard just west of the junction is now a CSX intermodal yard.

1959 Monks Mound Quad @ 24,000