Sunday, March 22, 2026

Avilla, IN: Lost/B&O Depot & Freighthouse and Junction Tower: B&O vs. Pennsy/GR&I

(Satellite, this was the crossing of the B&O vs. Pennsy/GR&I.)

GR&I = Grand Rapids and Indiana

The building with the bay window would have been the depot. The two-story building was the junction tower. Note the grain elevator to the left of the tower. There is at least one boxcar on its siding.
Kim Rhodes posted
This detailed view for the Baltimore & Ohio depot freighthouse, and tower at the B&O/ Grand Rapids & Indiana  crossing at Avilla, Indiana  froze a moment in time 1900.
Mike Snow shared
Photo from before the realignment of the B&O and the PRR's GR&I in Avilla Indiana

This is the oldest topo map I could find, so I don't know what the alignment was in 1900.
1957/59 Garrett Quad @ 24,000

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