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Wabash Railway Tracks - Mercer St. to N. Main St.

This map shows the Wabash Railway tracks from Mercer St. to N. Main St. It also shows the ITS tracks, businesses, and additions in the area. The map is not dated.

Roy Bendure

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Photograph of Roy Bendure (d. 7/23/1932), former chief of police in Decatur. He was appointed chief of police in 1909, and discharged by Mayor Borchers in 1910. He worked as a private detective, and a special agent for the Illinois Traction System.…

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Alonzo Gray

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Photograph of Alonzo Gray. He came to Decatur in 1878 from New York, and was employed by Wabash Railroad until 1910. At that time, he went to work for the Illinois Traction System. He was an expert on interior car-work, and a cabinet maker by…

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Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Graceland Ave. to Morgan St. (12/1928)

This is a station plat map for the Illinois Central Railroad. It shows track, streets, businesses and additions between Graceland Ave. and Morgan St. The map also includes the ITS tracks that cross the ICRR at Broadway St. The map was originally…

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Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash track and yards in 1953. The map goes east from McClelland Ave. to the Wabash yards, and shows the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Illinois Central Railroad track, the Illinois…

Tags: #8.003, 16th St., 1953, 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 6/18/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., addition, Arch St. Illinois St., B&O RR, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Base Line Rd., Black & Co., Board of Education, Bradford St., Broadway St., Calhoun St., car shop, Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Church St., Clayton St., Clement C. Walters 2nd Fairland Addition, Clement C. Walters Fairland Addition, coach painting shop, coach shop, collection, Condit St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur Fans Association, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, Division St., Dodson's 2nd Addition, Donovan Heights 1st, Dunham St., E. Eldorado St., E. Main St., E. North St., E. Prairie St., E. William St., E. Wood St., East Ave., Economy Homes Addition, Fairview Ave., Folk St., Franklin St., Geddes Ave., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois State Highway Department, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-120, ITS, Jackson St., Jasper St., Jordan St., Leafland Ave., Lewis Shaw, locomotive shop, Locust St., Logan St., Lowber St., machine shop, Mammon's Addition, map, Maps, Mason St., McClelland Ave., mill & tin shop, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., Morgan St., N. Clinton St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Northeast Land Improvement Company, Oakland Ave., Oakland Ct., Office of Chief Engineer, Olive St., Orchard St., Park Dr., Pearl St., Planing Mill, Powers 1st Addition, Powers 3rd Addition, Powers 4th Addition, Powers 5th Addition, Powers 7th Addition, Powers 8th Addition, Powers 9th Addition, Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, right of way, right of way and track map, Sangamon River, Sangamon St., St. Johns Lutheran Evangelical Church, State St., Stone St., store house, Sunset Ave., Sycamore Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Prairie Ave., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Hospital, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Waggoner St., Walnut St., Water St., Willow Ave., Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

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Wabash Railway Tracks - Mercer St. to N. Main St.

Roy Bendure

Alonzo Gray

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Graceland Ave. to Morgan St. (12/1928)

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

Photograph of the Riverton Power House Control Board

Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Shops Interior

Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Shops Under Construction

Photograph of the Interior of an Illinois Traction System Car

Photograph of Interurban Railroad Bridge over Steven's Creek