Thursday, February 22, 2024

Canton, IL: 1914 Event Space/CB&Q Depot and Whitcomb Locomotive

Depot: (Satellite)
Whitcomb: (Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2022

Andy Zukowski posted
Burlington Railroad Depot in Canton, Illinois. 1914
Scott Haist: Still there
John Stell: Scott Haist The one standing today was built in 1914. The previous depot was near the TP&W crossing. Glen Tribler sold last ticket in old depot. Then wheeled the tickets and cash to new depot and sold first ticket in new depot.
Roger Kujawa shared
 
John Stell posted, cropped
CB&Q depot at Canton Illinois in November 1969.  John Stell slide.
John Stell posted

Marty Bernard posted
Found in with Larry Anglund's slides.
Canton Depot.
 
John Stell posted
Former CB&Q depot at Canton.  Now City owned.  John Stell slide on 9-11-21.

safe_image for CB&Q depot & United Electric switcher. (3:03 video)
This locomotive is located next to the Canton CB&Q depot. This is a Whitcomb built one which was built in mid to late 1930's. It worked for United Electric ( Buckheart) Coal mine south of Canton. It was donated to the city in 1997-98 and has been sitting here since.

The cartographer for this map included the depot as one of the significant buildings in a "red area." That is rather unusual. It is the long rectangle just west of the track and about 3.5 blocks east of Jones Park.
1974 Canton Quad @ 24,000

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