The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Bethany, Illinois(elevation 653') - Telegraph: NY |
| Mile Post: | 96.6 |
| Previous Station: | Dalton City |
| Next Station: | Dunn |
| Description: | The second depot was made of brick after the first one burned down and a citizen with a house nearby offered to pay for it to be rebuilt, but only if it was made of brick. It is nicely restored and is in use as a business. |
| Photos: | Right of Way Structures Trains |
| Date Reached: | 1872 |
| Track Status: | Still in place - . |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal House (10' x 8' x 8') - built 1895 - (listed here in 1916) Wood Depot (enlarged to 54' x 18' x 14 in 1894) - built 1880 - destroyed by fire 1923 Brick Depot - 1923-Present Hand Car House (14' x 12' x 8') - rebuilt 1907 same size - (listed here in 1916) (4) Livestock Pens (170' x 45' including a shed (66' x 13')) overall - (listed here in 1900) (3) Livestock Pens (64' x 36') each - (listed here in 1916) Livestock Pen (52' x 48) - (listed here in 1916) Livestock Scale - (listed here in 1900) Pump House (22' x 12' x 12') - built 1895 - repaired 1915 - (listed here in 1944) - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5 Tool House - (listed here in 1944) Wood Water Tank - built prior to 1892 - burned down around 1892 - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5 Wood Water Tank (20' x 14' tub on a 14' frame) - built 1892 - 33,000 gallon capacity - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5 - (listed here in 1916) Wood Water Tank (30' x 20' tub on a 20' steel frame) - built 1907 - 98,720 gallon capacity - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5 - (listed here in 1916) Wood Water Tank - (listed here in 1944) - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5 |
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| Last Updated: | 02/05/2012 |