Atkinson, IL: Rock Island Depot

(Satellite, according to the aerial photo, it was just a little east of the center of State Street.)

Andy Zukowski posted
The Rock Island Railroad's Steam Passenger Train pulls into the Depot in Atkinson, Illinois, in 1915.
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Andy Zukowski posted
The Rock Island Railroad Depot in Atkinson, Illinois. 1915

Trent Briggs commented on Andy's second post, at Facebook resolution

Trent did post a higher resolution copy of that photo.

Trent Briggs posted

Trent Briggs posted
Atkinson, Illinois
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ATKINSON ILL

 

Seth Wetzel updated

Chris Goepel: I’ve been waiting to see a good latter-day image of the Atkinson depot for years. Thanks for sharing it. I have the RI AFR for this building someplace, and if I recall correctly, it was retired and demolished in the 1972-1974 timeframe.

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

In this case, the topo map marks the location of the depot rather accurately.

1953 Atkinson Quad @ 24,000

There was some strip mining east of town.

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP