Depot: (Satellite, the northeast quadrant of the road and the tracks.)
This town was on the IC Branch of Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (HR&E), which was abandoned in 1943.
I learned that Bing Maps has better coverage than Google Maps, at least for this town.
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| Christopher L. Nelson posted Ryan Hinthorn: Where in McLean Co? Dennis DeBruler: Ryan Hinthorn Sabina, IL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/De4him5EXuQVMgTg9 |
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| 1952 Arrowsmith Quad @ 62,500 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted The Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad. The Havana, Rantoul & Eastern Railroad (HR&E) was a narrow gauge railroad company incorporated in Illinois in January 1873. Nicknamed the "Punkin Vine," it aimed to provide competition to the Illinois Central Railroad's freight rates. Construction started in 1875, with the line reaching its full 74.69 miles of trackage from Leroy, Illinois to West Lebanon, Indiana by 1879. Jack Keefe: Photo by Otho Covert of Fisher, Illinois. John Petit: when did it get converted to standard gage? Erik Coleman: John Petit it was converted to standard gauge when the IC purchased it around 1886. Fun fact, they were able to convert the gauge in a single day work blitz! |
Given the grain elevator in the background of the above photo, I think the depot was the black rectangle that was in the northeast quadrant of the road and tracks.
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| 1940 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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