Blue Mound, IL: Wabash Depot and Grain Elevator

Depot: (Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)

Grain Elevator: (Satellite)

Ross Brocksmith posted three images with the comment:

Norfolk & Western RR Station

Blue Mound

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Image Source/Credit: 

Ernest Grassel Collection

Only seen in-person in the Local History Collection

Downtown Branch of Peoria Public Library

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From Grassel’s volume titled  SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

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Street View, Jul 2023

Once again, since a large grain elevator is next to a Class I railroad instead of a shortline, it doesn't have rail service.

Street View, Apr 2022

Today's grain elevator covers the land of two old grain elevators.

1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

The town still has the siding that was used to serve the elevator. I noticed that something was parked at the end of the siding.

Satellite

Sometimes, railroads retain these sidings to store MoW equipment. So I checked it out with Street Views. I did find this critter. I've never seen one of these before. I'm guessing it is some sort of general-purpose crane.

Street View, Apr 2022