Elkhorn, WI: Milwaukee Depot

(Satellite)

Mark Llanuza posted
Milwaukee Rd Elkhorn station 1971 (photo collection Mark Llanuza)

The route to the north was abandoned by 1960.

1960 Elkhorn Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

The only route still existing is the one to the West, and it is now owned by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR).

Three Rivers, MI: Michigan Central Air Line and NYC/LS&MS Depots

LS&MS = Lake Shore and Michigan Southern

Thomas Bowers posted
This is an eastbound MCRR train from Niles, Mi. on the (Air Line) to Jackson, at Three Rivers around 1908. The track to the left would connect off the Air Line to the Kalamazoo to Elkhart Branch

Steve Houts commented on Thomas' post
Here is NYC depot in Three Rivers on Kalamazoo branch that Grand Elk runs today. Depot burned in 1970s.

NYC acquired LS&MS decades before it acquired MC. That is why the north/south LS&MS route is labeled NYC, but the east/west route is still labeled MC.

1916/16 Three Rivers Quad @ 62,500

I knew that Michigan Central originally went west from Detroit until it got close to Lake Michigan, and then it went south to connect to the western railroads at Chicago. The reason was that it was a land grant railroad, and the purpose of the MC was like the IC and WC --- to open up the wilderness of the state. (Note that the original route planned for the IC was to go up the middle the of the state. The route to Chicago was later added to the plan. And the route up the center is now abandoned.) We can see that several major cities were created along the MC mainline. Of course, that route is inefficient for freight from Detroit to the west, so they built the Airline between Jackson and Niles to shorten the route. Neither route has been successful. The Airline was abandoned west of Three Rivers before 1953 according to the topo map below, and the mainline is now owned by Amtrak to serve the cities that the MC helped create. 

Barry Sell posted via Dennis DeBruler

This excerpt shows the NYC/LS&MS route between a LS&MS east/west route near White Pigeon and Kalamazoo. According to my 2005 SPV Map, this route is now owned by NS.

1958/73 Grand Rapids and 1953/63 Fort Wayne Quads @ 250,000

Fairfax, MO: CB&Q Depot and Wood Grain Elevator

Depot: (Satellite)

Wood Elevator: (Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2024

Street View, Oct 2021

There are not only a bunch of quonset huts west of the elevator, there are a bunch of bins south of it.

Street View, Aug 2024

Michael Emerson Avitt posted
May 21, 2005 - CB&Q depot in Fairfax, Missouri.

Fairfax is between Corning and Tarkio on the branch that was between Corning and Clarinda, IA.

1902

Baltimore, MD: 1909 Phillips Seafood/ESPN Zone/Six Flags/18.6mw Pratt Street Power Plant

(Satellite)

A photo that is old enough to still have the coal unloaders next to the boiler house. The buildings north and south of the boiler house are engine houses.

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[25,000 horsepower is 18.6mw.]

 

The north engine house looked different because it was rebuilt after the 1904 fire that destroyed much of downtown Baltimore. 

William Holley posted
Brett Wanamaker shared

Scott Laugel: During a business trip to Baltimore 25 years ago, I went to a retired power plant that had a ESPN Zone Club on the ground floor and a Gold's Gym on the old turbine deck. ESPN closed the Zone Club, but I wondered if the plant pictured in this post was the same power plant that had the ESPN Zone and Gold's Gym. It was a neat place back then!

Brett Wanamaker: Scott Laugel yeah this is the same plant! Pratt Street

HAER MD,4-BALT,187-

"Significance: The Pratt Street Power Plant is a striking example of early 20th century industrial architecture and one of 11 buildings to survive the Baltimore Fire of 1904. The central and southern buildings are the work of Baldwin and Pennington, a noted Baltimore architectural firm. The Power Plant, still a dominant structure in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, was constructed to serve as the principal power source for the United Railways and Electric Company. In 1984 the Power Plant was converted to an entertainment center. No boilers or machinery survive although some original equipment may remain as part of a "small historical exhibit" mounted within the now defunct entertainment center." [HAER_data]

cordish
A redevelopment in 1985 failed, but the redevelopment by Cordish has been a success.
It attracts 10 million visitors annually and is the top destination in Maryland. Of note, the first redevelopment in 1985 was an indoors Sig Flags.

Street View, Jun 2024

It was also known as the Pier Four Power Plant.

Street View, Aug 2022

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"The current complex of three structures is located at Pratt Street and Pier 4 at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The structures are brick with terra cotta trim and steel frame construction. It was built between 1900 and 1909 and is a massive industrial structure with Neo-Classical detailing designed by the noted architectural firm of Baldwin & Pennington. It served as the main source of power for the United Railways and Electric Company, a consolidation of smaller street railway systems, that influenced the provision of city-wide transportation and opened up suburban areas of Baltimore to power its electric street railway in the city."

Louisville, KY: 1891 B&O+C&O+IC+Big Four 7th Street Station, Central Station and Union Depot

(Satellite, as with many big city depots, it was torn down to make way for an interstate.)

This station has three names: 7th Street Station, Central Station and Union Depot, and it served the four railroads in the title. Louisville also had a Union Station, but it served just three railroads: L&N, Pennsy and Monon.

 

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This photo motivated me to research the riverfront of Louisville. The 7th Street Station is out-of-frame "below" this photo. What we see on the other side of the 1929 George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge is freight houses.

Richard Sattich posted
Aerial view of River Road and downtown Louisville, Kentucky, 1956. ... An aerial view of River Rd. and downtown Louisville. The Ohio River is on the left and the U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Station can be seen. Cars are parked along the wharf. The Louisville Gas & Electric waterside station can be seen, along with its six smokestacks. Additional buildings downtown are in view.
Maison Young shared

 

What struck me was that the 1929 George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge was the only vehicle-only bridge in the first half of the 20th Century. (When built, the K&IT Bridge also carried horse&wagons and pedestrians.) The tracks going west in this topo excerpt followed the river to the K&IT Bridge. The K&IT Bridge connected with B&O and C&O in Indiana. The track slanting up on the right side is the connection to the Big Four Bridge. That bridge also connected with B&O. So, in hindsight, I don't know which bridge the B&O used to access this station. Or maybe they used both so that they could run through the city.

1951/51 New Albany and Jeffersonville Quads @ 24,000

 

Mar 24, 1949 @ 14,000; AR1IN0000050007

The Illinois Central must have shared the route labeled PENSSYLVANIA on this map to access this station. (The Pennsy woul have used that route to access the Union Station.)

1951/51 New Albany and 1955/57 Louisville West Quads @ 24,000

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1907

Gary Miller posted two photos with the comment: "The Illinois Central station in Louisville, KY was originally called "Union Station", but after realizing the L&N depot had that name, the IC changed theirs to Central Station although most people called it the 7th Street depot due to its location. The photo with the floodwaters was from the 1937 flood. This depot was torn down to make way for the interstate in the 1970s'."

Randall James shared with the comment: "IC's station in Louisville Kentucky."

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This is the third colorization of this photo in these notes.

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This would have been during the 1937 flood.

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That flood brought out people with their cameras.

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During construction, the depot was destroyed by a tornado. [city-data, JefferyT's comment]

louisville [The links did not work for me, so I saved the index information.]

Louisville, KY: Louisville Gas and Electric Waterside Station

(Satellite, the land has been reused.)

Richard Sattich posted
Aerial view of River Road and downtown Louisville, Kentucky, 1956. ... An aerial view of River Rd. and downtown Louisville. The Ohio River is on the left and the U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Station can be seen. Cars are parked along the wharf. The Louisville Gas & Electric waterside station can be seen, along with its six smokestacks. Additional buildings downtown are in view.
Maison Young shared

louisville
Waterside Station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1951.
View facing southwest of the Louisville Gas & Electric Waterside station which was located between 2nd and 3rd Streets at the edge of the Ohio River. The image appears to have been shot from the train tracks and shows the coal storage yard. Five smokestacks rise from the building. Train cars hauling coal stand on the tracks.
[Note the crane on the other siding. I think the tracks along the right side were used by Big Four and C&O and maybe B&O.]

louisville [Sep 3, 1929]
Construction to boiler capacity at Waterside Station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1929.
An interior view of construction inside the LG&E Waterside Station performing construction to increase the boiler capacity. Handwriting on the negative reads "Louisville Gas & Electric Co. / Construction Dept. / Eng. Contract No. 2988 / Addition to Boiler Capacity / Waterside Sta. / Sept - 3 - 1929 / View From South End / Neg - No. 104231."

[Whoops, I forgot to record the link. I remember that the date was in Aug 1929. This is part of the construction described in the caption below.]

louisville [Oct 29, 1929]
Boiler addition, interior view, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Waterside Station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1929
An interior view of a boiler addition under construction at the LG&E Waterside Station. Handwritten on negative: "No-29 / Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Construction Dept. Eng Contract No 2988 / Waterside Sta. / Addition To Boiler Capacity. / Oct-29-1929 / Interior From South End / Neg-No-106053".

 

The date is Dec 29, 1937 so it looks like they recovered from the flood of 1937.

louisville [Dec 29, 1937]
Waterside station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937.
View facing southwest of the Louisville Gas & Electric Waterside station which was located between 2nd and 3rd Streets at the edge of the Ohio River. The image appears to have been shot from the train tracks. Five smokestacks rise from the building. Train cars hauling coal stand on the tracks. Photograph provides a side view of the Gateway to the South sign atop the LG&E building.

The flood happened at the beginning of the year.

louisville [Feb 16, 2937]
Reconstruction after flood, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937.
Men at the Beargrass Compressor station work to repair equipment after the 1937 flood.

Indeed, the station got wet in 1937.

louisville [Feb 13, 1937]
Flooding at Louisville Gas & Electric Waterside station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937.
Flooding at the Louisville Gas & Electric waterside station building, located between 2nd and 3rd Streets at the edge of the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky. The building has four large smokestacks that are visible to the left. To the right is a large sign that reads "Gateway to the South Louisville Gas & Electric Co." In the foreground are railroad tracks and two railroad cars. Flood waters surround the area.

Dodgeville, WI: Lost/IC Depot on Dodgeville Branch

(Satellite)

This town was on the IC Dodgeville Branch that was abandoned in 1942.

Raymond Storey posted
DODGEVILLE WIS

Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's post
1937 aerial photo

Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's post
The depot appears to be extant, https://maps.app.goo.gl/cHZGL15f4bcrGY3C6. It is in the correct location according to the aerial photo because that is how I found it.

The railroad that passed north of town was the C&NW.

1902/02 Mineral Point Quad @ 125,000