Friday, November 3, 2023

Spring Valley, IL: Lost/CB&Q/IV&N Depot and Lost C&NW Roundhouse

Depot: (Satellite)

Robert Weber posted
CB&Q RR depot (nee-Illinois Valley and Northern RR)
Roger Kujawa shared

Normally, a depot is in the downtown area of a town. But the CB&Q climbs out of the Illinois River Valley before it reaches Spring Valley. So I looked up by where IL-6 goes under the railroad.
1966 Spring Valley Quad @ 24,000

Dennis DeBruler commented on Robert's post
I presume the depot was the first building along the tracks south of US-6. I think part of the foundation might still be present: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TP8gzZM639GyGU5y5
I included the remants of the C&NW roundhouse in the upper-left corner of this excerpt because roundhouses are usually intact in these 1939 aerials. Looking at a satellite map, the trees have covered the railroad property, but they have not covered the tailings pile.
Robert Weber: Dennis DeBruler thanks Dennis, you are correct.

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