Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Fenton, IL: CB&Q Depot and Square Grain Elevator

Depot: (Satellite)
Elevator: (Satellite)

Andy Zukowski posted
CB&Q 4960 at Fenton, Illinois. April 1962
Terry Spirek: This is the day they ran the steam doubleheader #4960 and #5632 on the now defunct Den Rock line, to Savanna, Illinois.
Tony Bishop: Terry Spirek What are the types?
Robert David: Tony Bishop I believe the 4960 was a 2-8-2 Mikado and the 5632 was a 4-8-4 Northern.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
That is the brightest red Purina checkerboard that I have seen in a photo. Today, the paint has faded, but the square elevator is still standing. The bolted-steel silo is south of the concrete elevator, so the depot was north of the elevator. 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3PKti8wtZygkNEbr7
An aerial photo shows that it was just south of 3rd Street extended,
https://maps.app.goo.gl/a8szgLKX6SYnxjFw9

Dennis DeBruler commented on Terry's comment
The line was alive and well as of Aug 2013. https://maps.app.goo.gl/v99p97upU5M68jMp8


The elevator has grown considerably since the above photo was taken.
Street View, Aug 2013

The elevator is a museum of construction technologies. In addition to the square elevator and bolted-steel silo, it has slip-form and jump-form silos, a galvanized steel bin and a modern dryer. It is not rail served, which is expected since it is on a Class I railroad route.
Street View, Aug 2013


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