Industry, IL: Lost/Macomb, Industry & Littleton (ML) Depot

(Satellite, based on the topo map below and the curve in the tracks. Main Street did not exist here in the 1890s, a road came over from 1st Street.)

Andy Zukowski posted
Macomb and Western Illinois Railroad Depot on the Main Street of Industry, Illinois. 1890’s

Joe Driskell: Go visit the world's largest outdoor Monopoly at the courthouse square in Macomb, just two blocks from train station!

Steven Hooker shared
Andy Zukowski shared
Macomb and Western Illinois Railroad Depot on the Main Street of Industry, Illinois. 1890’s
Joe Driskell: Go visit the world's largest outdoor Monopoly at the courthousesquare in Macomb, just two blocks from train station!

John Carson commented on Andy's share
Here is their time table. It was found by my friend Dutin Forman, who is a local history buff. The Macomb and Western Illinois railroad was founded by C.V. Chandler, a Macomb Business man. Chandler went bankrupt, and the road was sold for scrap. A group of local investors purchased it before it was demolished, and reformed it as the Macomb, Industry and Littleton RR. Interestingly, the M,I&L RR hauled materials for the then new State route, which is now US Rt. 67, which hastened it's demise.

In 1914, it was still the Macomb & Western Illinois. And, of course, IL-67 has yet to be built.

1914/14 Macomb Quad @ 62,500

The clarity of this photo is bad, so I...

1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

...got a more recent photo that has better resolution. I think the depot had been removed by 1957.

1957 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

A small grain elevator has survived.

Street View, Jun 2023

And their animal feed building has the Purina checkerboard sign.

Street View, Jun 2023