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Wabash RR Map Showing Right of Way from the Old Junction of the Decatur & E. St. Louis RR to Sangamon River (12/1/1909) (partial map)

This is a partial map showing the Wabash RR's right of way from the old junction of the Decatur & E. St. Louis RR to the Sangamon River. The part showing the Sangamon River is missing.

Tags: #8.003, 12/1/1909, 1909, additions, Bellevue Place, businesses, collection, College St., Decatur & E. St. Louis RR, Decatur IL, E.B. Durfee's 1st Addition, E.B. Durfee's 2nd Addition, E.B. Durfee's 3rd Addition, Eldorado St., H. Robinson's Addition, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-121, Kearn & Bruces's Addition, map, Maps, McCaskill's Addition, Millikin Place., Monroe St., N. Mercer St., N. Pine St., North St., Office of Chief Engineer, old junction of Decatur & E. St. Louis RR, Park Place, Polar Ice & Storage Co., railroad, Railroad Map Collection, right of way map, S.K. Thompson's 1st Addition, S.K. Thompson's 2nd Addition, Sangamon River, Streets, Tracks, Van Dyke St., W. Cerro Gordo St., W. Green St., W. Prairie St., W. William St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, West Park Addition of outlots, Western Addition, Yates & Kings Addition

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.

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks and Structures - State Route 48 to W. Decatur St. (6/30/1919)

This station map shows the lands, tracks, and structures of the Wabash Railway between State Route 48 and W. Decatur St. in 1919.

Wabash Railway - Pipe and Sewer Lines (5/25/1920)

This map shows the pipe and sewer lines in the Wabash RR yards.

Tags: #8.003, 1920, 5/25/1920, blacksmith shop & boiler room, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Company, Charles St., coach paint shop, coach repair shop, collection, Decatur IL, Depot, dry kilning, ICRR depot, ISHRAB-2017-25-89, Jasper St., light repair shop, locomotive shop, Lowber St., Lumber Shed, machine & blacksmith shop, machine shop, map, Maps, new shop, Office of Chief Engineer, oil house, paint shop, pipe and sewer lines map, pipes, Planing Mill, Power House, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, Roundhouse, Sangamon St., sewer lines, stock pens, storage shed, store house, Streets, tin & cabinet shop, transfer table, Wabash, Wabash Depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash Roundhouse, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, wash building, wash house, Woodford St., yard office, Yards

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

Photographs of Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotives Undergoing Salvaging

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Photographs of Wabash R.R. class J-1, 4-6-2 steam locomotive # 660 undergoing salvage operations in Decatur IL, taken on February 6th, 1953. Another steam locomotive, #2211, is behind #660 waiting to be scrapped.

Tags: #2211, #660, 1953, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Salvage, Salvaging, Steam, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

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

Photographs of the Wabash Railway Freight Station and Water Tanks

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Photographs of the Wabash Railway Freight Station and water tanks near the Illinois Central crossing in Decatur IL, taken in 1936 and then in 1937 after a new additional water tank was constructed.

Tags: 1936, 1937, Buildings, Decatur IL, Freight Station, Illinois Central Crossing, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Railway Freight Station, Station, Towers, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Water Towers

Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotive #700

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Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Class P-1 steam locomotive #700 during its first run and manufactured by Walrus Mfg. in Decatur IL taken on September 3, 1943.

Tags: 1943, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Steam, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Walrus Manufacturing Co.

Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotive #673

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Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Class J, 4-6-2 steam engine #673 "Banner Blue" in Decatur IL in the late 1930's.

Tags: 1930's, 673, Banner Blue, Class J, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Steam, Steam Locomotives, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

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