Friday, February 2, 2024

Lena, IL: Lost/IC Depot and Old Grain Elevator

(Satellite, the walls of the foundation are still standing next to the pizza joint.)

Larry Foht posted
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Lena Illinois
With Train
Note the round IC logo on the box cars to the left.
Larry Foht collection :
Joseph Hazinski: Fox River Trolley Museum has a motorcar that was stationed at Lena on the Iowa Division.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post
The passenger platform, sidewalk along the side of the building and dormers agree with the building that is northeast of the main track and close to Center Street extended. Note that a house track used to go behind the depot. There are four or five grain elevators within a block of the depot.
1939 aerial photo,
 https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu/webdocs/ilhap/county/data/stephenson/flight5/0bxh02073.jpg

Bill Molony posted
The Illinois Central depot at Lena, Illinois.
[Note the milk cans and the freight door on freight handling side of the depot.]

Dennis DeBruler commented on Larry's post
I think the foundation walls are still standing. And so is one of the old grain elevators.
 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3792832,-89.8251288,114m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

I found the old grain elevator while checking out the foundation walls.
Street View, Jun 2023


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