Cortland, IL: Lost/C&NW Depot

(Satellite, based on the 1939 photo below.)

Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
The reverse of this photo says that we are looking at a photo of a "Sycamore & Cortland" (Illinois) train waiting at Cortland "for a main-line connection" in the winter of 1899.  Also written is that the engine is a class A-3.
Richard Fiedler shared

Dennis DeBruler commented on Richard's share
I knew that C&NW had a branch that went up to Sycamore from DeKalb. I did not know that it had a second branch that went to Sycamore from Courtland. 1937/37 Sycamore Quad @ 62,500

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

I don't see any grain elevators in the 1939 photo, but it does have one now.

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