Monday, March 2, 2026

Macon, IL: IC Depot

(Satellite)

It is not clear what the building is used for today.
Street View, Aug 2024

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The elevator is pretty big, but it looks like it doesn't get any rail service.
Street View, Aug 2024

Street View, Aug 2024

This track is a remnant of the original IC charter route. Does a shortline make more money by filling up their tracks with storage cars than by hauling grain? If so, that is a mockery of the original charter of the railroad as a common carrier. Refusing to service grain elevators explains why it runs just a couple of trains each year. What are those Decatur Junction Railway locomotives doing the rest of the year?
Map via PatriotRail

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