Littleton, IL: Lost/Macomb, Industry & Littleton Depot

(Satellite)

See Industry, IL, for a lot more information on the Macomb, Industry & Littleton Railroad. As the name implies, the railroad terminated in this town.

Andy Zukowski posted

The only photo of the Littleton Depot is this shot, taken looking south with Broadway in the foreground. WIUSpecial Collections.

Note the wye south of town to turn the locomotive since this was the southern terminus for the MI&L. The main road bent, but the railroad continued straight south.

1923/23 Rushville Quad @ 62,500

Since the photo at the top of these notes is looking South, the depot was in the southeast quadrant of Broadway and the tracks. That is consistent with this aerial photo.

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

I'm surprised that I can't see the water tower. 

Digitally zoomed to photo resolution

The town's grain elevator is a rather big grain elevator for such a small town. I'm surprised that Google Maps doesn't have a label for who owns it.

Satellite

Street View, Aug 2024, looking from Broadway St.

Street View, Aug 2024, looking from Post Road.