The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  Chestervale, Illinois(elevation 615')
 Mile Post:  49.0
 Previous Station:  District Jct
 Next Station:  Mt. Pulaski
 Description:  Chestervale’s main purpose has always been agriculture.  In 2006 it still had a grain elevator with the siding still in.  The level ground to the south for a mile was also an excellent place to put a siding, shown as late as 1944.
 Photos:  Right of Way
 Date Reached:  By August, 1871
 Track Status:  Still in place - .
 RR Facilities:

 Wood Depot (35' x 8'9") - placed 1909 - former car body - (listed here in 1916)

 (2) Livestock Pens (72' x 32') overall - built prior to 1900 - (listed here in 1916)

 Siding - south of town

 Customers:  Chestervale Elevator
 Last Updated:  02/05/2012

 

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