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Illinois Central Railroad Proposed Subway at S. Main St. - General Filing Plan (9/20/1930)

This is the general filing plan for the ICRR's proposed subway on S. Main St. This subway was approved and later constructed.

Photos of South Main Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph Decatur: "South Main Street before the Illinois Central subway was built. Road in foreground possibly Cleveland Ave. Looking northwest from the east side of the tracks. the old court house can be seen in the background. The Greenwood…

Comet Building

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Photograph of the Comet Building located on Garfield Ave. at the Illinois Central Illinois Railroad.

Tags: Buildings, Comet Building, Decatur IL., Garfield Ave., Illinois Central Railroad, Photo File: Buildings

Photographs of the WCTU Fountain

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Photographs of the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Fountain. The fountain was erected in 1905 for the purpose of removing "the temptation of visiting saloons from country boys". It was donated through the WCTU by Thomas Davis, a pioneer of…

Tags: Davis, Decatur IL, Fountain, Hardy, Historic, Illinois Central Railroad, Landmark, Maxwell, Mrs O.C. Maxwell, Photo File: Historic Landmarks, Prohibition, railroad, Thomas Davis, Wabash, WCTU, Women's Christian Temperance Union

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map- Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St. (1953)

This is a station plat map of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks from Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St.

Tags: . Water St., #8.003, 1953, A.O. Bolen's Resurvey, additions, Assessors sub of lot 8, Broadway St., businesses, Cantrell St., Christy Construction Co., Clement C. Walter's 3rd Addition, collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Soy Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Sherman St., E.D. Wood's Addition, E.E. Lily & Son, Frank Shull, Gates and Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 2nd Addition, Gault's Addition, Greenwood Cemetery, I.F. Pharo's sub lot, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Industry Court, ISHRAB-2017-25-54, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's 2nd Addition, J.N. Bill's Addition, Jackson St., Macon County Coal Company, Macon St., map, Maps, Moorehouse and Wells, Oglesby & Watt's Addition, Ornamental Iron Works, Railroad Map Collection, Riverview Park Addition, S. Franklin St., S. Water St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, Tracks, US Manufacturing Co., US Mfg. Co., Wood St.

Partial Illinois Central Railroad Map - E. Eldorado St. (No Date)

This partial map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks crossing E. Eldorado by N. Fifth St.

Tags: #8.003, collection, Decatur IL, E Eldorado St, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-3, Maps, railroad, Railroad Map Collection

Illinois Central Railroad Track Going North from Wood St to Sangamon St.

This map shows the ICRR from Wood St. to Sangamon St. crossing the Wabash Railway between the Wabash freight house and the Wabash roundhouse.

Map of the ICRR Belt Line from Peoria Branch of ICRR to Main Line of ICRR (Church St. to Morgan St.)

This partial map shows the Illinois Central's belt line from the Peoria branch to the main line. It also shows the tracks of the Bloomington, Decatur & Champaign RR in that area. This partial attaches to ISHRAB-2017-25-16.

Map of Decatur & Environs Showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad (3/1968)

This is a map of Decatur and the surrounding area, showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad in red. The grade crossings and grade separation are marked as well.

Partial Map of the Illinois Central Railroad Belt Line along W. McKinley St. (N/D)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad belt line along W. McKinley St. down to the PD&E Railway at Harrison Ave. This belt line connected the Peoria branch of the ICRR to the main line. The date is unknown on this map. This map attaches to…

Tags: #8.003, belt line, Decatur IL, Harrison Ave., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-16, main line, map, PD&R Railway, Peoria branch, Pythian Home, Railroad Map Collection, Track, W. McKinley St., Wabash Railway, Wallace & Snyders Addition

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