From the Schmidt Photo Collection, the Illinois Terminal.
This is a very interesting collection of views. Of particular interest, I think, are the pictures of operations in downtown Danville, a week before abandonment of this trackage. Then there are several of the Grafton railbus, and some in-service shots of equipment now at IRM. Most of the rest of the cars shown are identical to ones now in our collection.
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Car bound to Danville, just west of Cerro Gordo,
from platform of Wabash "Blue Bird" going in opposite direction - and fast
April 14, 1947
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Motor car at Girard. Later developed hot-box 5/16/47 |
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Champaign 8/47 |
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Decatur 8/47 |
The Decatur station building is now a church.
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Freight motor switching at Peoria April 1948 |
In the above view, it appears the Class B is pushing the trailer, one of the ex-CL&E box motors. You can just barely see a ground man standing in the street at far right, directing the movement.
Several views of the railbus operation from Alton to Grafton, taken in Sept. 1948. The bus itself is preserved at MOT.
The Armstrong turntable at Grafton.
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Unloading rail-bus at Grafton terminus Sept '48 |
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Rail-bus at Eltah (Principia College)
Old general store gutted by flood. Sept 1948 |
(Town is actually Elsah.)
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Power plant coal and ash train on main street of Danville 9/50 |
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Car off tracks at Danville (happens daily, they say) 9/50 |
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Interlocking signal over NYC, West Danville 9/50 |
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Elec loco in city square Danville 4/18/52 |
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Sharp curve, east end of Vermillion R. bridge 4/18/52 |
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Train & station, Danville 4/18/52 |
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Danville 4/18/52 |
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On Danville train 4/18/52 |
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Danville line 4/18/52 |
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Train at Urbana 4/18/52 |
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Train at Danville 4/18/52 |
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At Danville 4/20/52 |
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Front of Danville car 4/20/52 |
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High crossing gateman's tower Champaign 4/20/52 |
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Local motor crossing Vermillion R., Danville 4/20/52
(1 week before abandonment) |
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Sharp curve, east of Vermillion R. crossing, Danville 4/20/52 |
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Local motor & pass car, at Danville 4/20/52 |
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RofW shantee St. Joseph (Danville line) 4/20/52 |
Many older passenger cars were converted to bunk cars for MOW service, such as the 518 at one time.
♫ It's just a shanty in old shanty town... ♫
COLOR SLIDES
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St. Louis Granite City car leaving subway at Hadley & Cass |
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St. Louis 1/55 NB car leaving Hadley St. to "L"
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Edwardsville 1/55 Car moving 15 mph (thru window) |
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Edwardsville 1/55
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North of Virden 1/55 Train NB at siding |
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Springfield 1/55 "City" cars inbound
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Springfield 1/55 work car & old sleeper |
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Springfield 1/55 |
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Monticello 1/55 WB car at depot
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W. Danville 4/17/52 5:35pm |
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W. Danville 4/17/52 5:35pm
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