The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Emden, Illinois(elevation 594') - Telegraph: MD |
| Mile Post: | 32.1 |
| Previous Station: | Delavan |
| Next Station: | Hartsburg |
| Description: | Surveyed in 1871, the town was named after a town of the same name in Germany. The depot here has been saved and restored by the people of Emden. |
| Photos: | Right of Way Structures |
| Date Reached: | By July 4th, 1871 |
| Track Status: | Still in place - . |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal Bin (5'x35') - (listed here in 1916) Coal House (9'x12') - (listed here in 1908) One Story Wood Depot (18'x36'), built 1870 - (listed here in 1944 and still here in 2007) Hand Car House (8'x14'x7'), placed 1894 - built from a car body - (listed here in 1916) Pump House (14'x20'), built 1899, North of town - (listed here in 1916) Three Pen Stock Yards - (93'x40' listed here in 1900) Three Pen Stock Yards - (two 32'x32, one 32'x40' listed here in 1916) Water Column - (listed here in 1944), half mile north on the Big Slough Wood Water Tank (20'x16'), 14' frame, built 1899, 33270 gallon capacity, half mile north on the Big Slough - (listed here in 1944) |
| Customers: | Emden Farmer's Grain |
| Last Updated: | 02/09/2008 |