I think the old grain elevator would have been out-of-frame on the right.
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| Larry Foht posted Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot Tampico Illinois This Town is the birthplace of President Ronald Reagan Also the anchor terminal for the HY&T RR, Hooppole Yorktown and Tampico Railroad Larry Foht collection : |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
This topo map implies that the depot was in the same block that had the old grain elevator.
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Shortlines are not a new development
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| 1936 Prophetstown Quad @ 62,500 |
The town still has a grain elevator and some restored Italianate buildings.
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| Street View, Jun 2023 |
There is quite a bit of grain storage on the south side of town, but that looks like it is for a hog farmer.
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| Street View, May 2023 |
And there is an elevator east of town with a tree line that clearly shows where the CB&Q used to run.
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| Satellite |
The CB&Q had quite a few tendrils in northwest Illinois.
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| 1902 |
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