Hooppole, IL: Lost/Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico Depot

(Satellite, the railroad was on the north side of town. I can't decide which rectangle in the aerial photo was the depot.)

Don Hitchcock posted

Hooppole,Yorktown, and Tampico Railroad depot Abandoned 1952

In western Illinois.

Trenton Dominy: This long gone line was nicknamed the pumpkin vine line because it twisted and turned across a state highway 3 times because farmers didn’t want to move buildings and property lines it tied into the Burlington branch at Tampico until the early 50s

Richard Fiedler shared

Dennis DeBruler commented on Richard's share
As the name implies, Hooppole was the end of the line. 1936/36 Prophetstown Quad @ 62,500

 

1936/36 Prophetstown Quad @ 62,500

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

The grain elevator survived the early abandonment of the railroad.

Street View, Jun 2023