Mound City, IL: CGB & ADM Grain Elevators, IC Depot and Old Gas Station in Mounds, IL

CGB: (Satellite)

ADM: (Satellite)

IC Depot: (Satellite)

Big Four Depot, Original: (Satellite?)

Big Four Depot, Current: (Satellite)

Old Gas Station: (Satellite, this is in Mounds, IL.)

The CGB elevator is on the left, and the IC Depot is on the right. In the center background is a remnant of its downtown.

Street View, Nov 2025

A closeup of that downtown remnant.

Street View, Nov 2025

Big Four Depot

Andy Zukowski posted
Big Four Railroad Depot - Mound City, Illinois— Photo by Brent Moore

Bill Edrington: It was moved a few blocks at some point to a lot on Merritt Court between High and Pearl Streets, where it became a private home. Until today I had no idea it still existed. But it‘s unmistakably a Big Four depot.

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Dennis DeBruler commented on Bill's comment
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Larry Candilas commented on Andy's post
MP 252.7 NYC Egyptian Line

Both of the Mound City elevators are rail-to-barge.

CGB:

Street View, Nov 2025

ADM:

Street View, Sep 2023

I see that CGB has a couple of big grain piles. 

Satellite

This confirms that the railroad along the river was the Big Four's Cairo or Egypt line. But that railroad was abandoned a while ago. So how do the trains get to the elevators? This map shows that there was a shortline that provided access to the Illinois Central. And a satellite image shows that that route is still intact to the CN route.

1953/59 Cairo Quad @ 62,500

I could not find the Big Four Depot. But I noticed that CGB evidently tore down some houses to build their elevator. Although, looking at a satellite map, this town has lost a lot of houses.

1959 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Roger Kujawa posted eight photos with the comment: "Mound City, Illinois; Illinois Central depot and ADM SW1001 locomotive."

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Roger Kujawa posted five photos with the comment: "Mound City, Illinois.  Consolidated Grain and Barge locos at the north end of the plant. There is a switcher and another GP locomotive in one of the plant buildings."

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Old Gas Station

While checking out the nearby Mounds, IL, to confirm that they still have some stores or residents in Mound City, I found this old gas station. This is on the original US-51 route.

Street View, Nov 2025

The diamond above the garage door reminded me of Sunoco. But that doesn't fit. So I don't know what brand this station pumped.

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