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Aerial Photographs of Railroad Damage from the Norfolk & Western Explosion

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Various aerial photographs showing the railroad and car damage after the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. explosion which occurred on Friday July 19th, 1974. This accident occurred after a tank car containing propane was punctured by another car,…

Tags: 1974, aerial, Cars, Damage, Decatur IL, East side, Evacuation, Explosion, Gas, Herald and Review, Norfolk & Western, Photo File: Railroads, Propane, railroad, Railroads, Tracks

Photographs of Damage on the Railways and of the Rail Cars After the Norfolk & Western Explosion

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Ground photographs showing the railway and rail car damage after the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. explosion which occurred on Friday July 19th, 1974. This accident occurred after a tank car containing propane was punctured by another car, leaking…

Tags: 1974, Cars, Damage, Explosion, Herald and Review, Norfolk & Western, Photo File: Railroads, Propane, Rail Cars, railroad, Railroads, Railways, Tracks

Close Up Photographs of Damage in the Train Yards After the Norfolk & Western Explosion

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Close up photographs showing the damage in the train yards after the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. explosion which occurred on Friday July 19th, 1974. This accident occurred after a tank car containing propane was punctured by another car, leaking…

Tags: 1974, Cars, Damage, Decatur IL, East side, Evactuation, Explosion, Herald and Review, Norfolk & Western, Photo File: Railroads, Propane, Rail Cars, Rail Yards, railroad, Railroads, Tracks, Yards

Close Up Photographs of Railroad Equipment Damage after the Norfolk & Western Explosion

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Close up photographs of railroad equipment damage after the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. explosion which occurred on Friday July 19th, 1974. This accident occurred after a tank car containing propane was punctured by another car, leaking gas and…

Tags: 1974, Cars, Damage, Equipment, Evacuation, Explosion, Herald and Review, Norfolk & Western, Photo File: Railroads, Propane, Rail Cars, railroad, Railroads, Tracks, Yards

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Roundhouse

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. roundhouse taken on July 28th, 1929.

Tags: Buildings, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Roundhouse, Tracks, train, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Wabash Roundhouse

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge, taken December 1st, 1912. Caption: A crew of men with a steam engine has been working under the railroad track on this bridge most of the summer. It has been a curious sight to see an upright boiler…

Tags: 1912, Boiler, Bridges, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, St. Louis, St. Louis Bridge, Steam Engine, Tracks, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Shops and Yards

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Aerial photograph of the Wabash R.R. shops and yards in Decatur IL taken May 5, 1954.

Tags: 1954, aerial, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Shops, Tracks, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad from Division St. to Curtis Ave. (4/3/1935, revised 1952))

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from Division St. to Curtis Ave.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map (9/30/1952, last revised 1/5/1962)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad station at Woodford St. and Lowber St.

Wabash and ITS Tracks from Fairview Ave. to University Ave.

This map shows the Wabash Railroad and Illinois Terminal System tracks between Fairview Ave. and University Ave. It also shows the plats north of W. Eldorado St.

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