The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Browns, Illinois(elevation 402') - Telegraph: BN |
| Mile Post: | 205.1 |
| Previous Station: | Bone Gap |
| Next Station: | Siegert |
| Description: | There was once a significant joint depot with the Southern Railway located at Browns. Probably the largest on the PD&E between Mattoon and Evansville. In an interesting aside, in 1892 John Goodbourn granted a triangular piece of land to the west of the tracks and starting at a point opposite of what in 2012 is road CR-12. He was very insistent that he be in control of the turntable. Which may explain the removal of it to Evansville in 1894. In 2005, the Browns, Grayville and Poseyville Railway had plans to put the rail back in between Browns and Poseyville. However, as of nothing has come of it. |
| Photos: | Right of Way |
| Date Reached: | 1881 |
| Track Status: | Part of the track to the south of Browns is still in place. |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal House (10' x 8' x 8') -
built 1901 - (listed here in 1916) Southern Railway Interchange Livestock Pen - (listed here in 1928) (3)
Livestock Pens measuring overall (93' x 60'l) - (listed here in 1900) Sidings, one on the interchange track Tool House - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) Turntable - listed as being removed to Evansville in 1894 Water Column - (listed here in 1928)
Wood Water Tank (12’ x 10’ tub on 12’ frame) - 7,500 gallon capacity -
built 1894 - (listed here in 1916) |
| Customers: | Custom Farm - later Chemical Fertilizer Company |
| Last Updated: | 01/28/2012 |