Sunday, September 15, 2024

Roodhouse, IL: Lost/GM&O Depot and Roundhouse

Depot: (Satellite)
Roundhouse: (Satellite)

Andy Zukowski posted
GM&O Railroad Depot at Roodhouse, Illinois. Photo by H. H. Bregstone of St Louis.
James Roady: my Father worked as a telegraph operator/train dispatcher for many years here. as a kid I played in the 3 story safe Contained within his office at the west end of the building, under the cupalo.
arson was suspected IC railroad collected insurance.
Richard Fiedler shared

James Roady commented on Andy's post

Dennis DeBruler commented on James' comment
Was it the rectangle that was between the tracks and next to the roundhouse or the rectangle that was north of the little yard? 1937 aerial photo

Richard Fiedler answered Dennis' question
I believe it’s in the left wye with the roundhouse to it’s back.
I copied this Sanborn fire map from a post about Roodhouse from a few years ago in this group.
James Roady: richard you are correct

The 1937 aerial photo above confirms that the roundhouse had a flat side.
Satellite

Andy Zukowski posted
Chicago and Alton Railway Depot in Roodhouse, Illinois. 1907

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