Museum: (Satellite)
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| Andy Zukowski posted Chicago and Alton Depot, in Williamsville, Illinois. Photo taken in 1912. Charles Call: It's still there. Last Agent was Ira Simpson. I can't remember the year that the GM&O closed all of the little stations. Agents from Greenville, Ashland, Williamsville, and Chatham came to Springfield to work in the Freight Office or Yard Office at Ridgely Yards. Lots of bumping going on. I did hold on but did not like teaching my replacements about the teleprocessning punch card system. [A grain elevator must be out-of-frame to the left.] Andy Zukowski posted again Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot in Williamsville, Illinois. 1912. The railroad was the Chicago and Alton RR. The tracks were their line between Chicago and St. Louis. The railroad later became the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio RR, then Illinois Central Gulf, Southern Pacific Andy Zukowski posted a different exposure The Train Depot in Williamsville, Illinois. The Railroad was the Chicago and Alton RR. The tracks were their line between Chicago and St. Louis. The Railroad later became the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio RR, then Illinois Central Gulf, Southern Pacific, and finally and currently Union Pacific. Photo postcard dated 1912 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot in Williamsville, Illinois. May 1960 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted The Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad Depot in Williamsville, Illinois 1970 Richard Fiedler shared |
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| Street View, Jul 2013 |
As I expected, even though the grain elevator is rather big, UP does not serve it. Note that there are gates on both sides of the tracks and there are fences along the right-of-ways. A lot of taxpayer money was used to upgrade UP's track in the name of high speed railroading. They are just now (2024) switching to a schedule based on 110mph. It shaves just a half-hour off the travel time because the train still has to go slow in the Chicago and St. Louis areas.
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| Street View, Jun 2019 |
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| Evan Johnson posted his Flickr Photo Seen better days The paint on the SD60 leading southbound train M BNAS is certainly looking worse for ware, and the sign on the elevator the train is passing has certainly seen better days as well. Both, however, are still functioning properly; and when it comes to industrial equipment function is more important than form, as paint doesn't move freight. |
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| Michael Morgan, Nov 2022 |
Dick Reiners posted four photos with the comment: "Did some railfanning on March 28th, 2024 on my way back from Springfield, Illinois at 12:30 I was in Williamsville, Illinois."
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Noah Haggerty posted four photos with the comment: "The former Chicago & Alton depot in Williamsville, IL on March 11, 2022. From what I've heard, this was the former site of the town's library and museum until it was relocated north many years ago closer to Rt. 66. Next door held the museum inside two GM&O boxcars. Not sure what goes on here now, but I'm glad both seem to still be well taken care of."
Nick Menke: We just rent it out for a small event space. I do a Christmas train setup every year in there as well. Still cool to stand on the platform as amtrak blows by at 100mph.
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Noah Haggerty posted the first three photos with the same comment.
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US-66 and Old Gas Station
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| Street View, Apr 2025 |
I wonder where they got the globes for "US 66."
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| Street View, Apr 2025 |
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| Lisa Ruble posted Photo shows US 66 at Williamsville. March 21, 1941 – Illinois Chief Highway Engineer Ernst Lieberman announced plans to widen the 19-mile stretch of Highway 66 from Lincoln to Sherman, some of the oldest sections of pavement in the state. A two-lane roadway paralleling the present two-lane would be constructed, and then the old two-lane would be replaced. Nine buildings in Broadwell, including a store, a restaurant and two gas stations would have to be moved. Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Lisa's post US-66 would have originally used State Highway #4 through town, which was Taylor and Elm Streets. 1930/30 Springfield Quad @ 62,500 |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Lisa's post That explains why there was a gas station on Elm Street. https://maps.app.goo.gl/jUoAuGWJfk5WDQcB9 |
There are some pumps with Texaco and Philips 66 globes inside where they can be locked up.
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| Sponge Bob, May 2023 |
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| Daniele Fogagnolo, Mar 2023 |
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