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 (35' x 5') - built 1909 - (listed here in 1916) Coal House (11' x 8') - built 1899 - (listed here in 1908) Wood Depot (36' x 18') - built 1870 - (listed here in 1944 and still here in 2007) Hand Car House (14' x 8' x 7') - placed 1894 - half car body - (listed here in 1916) (3) Livestock Pens - (93' x 40') overall - (listed here in 1900) (2) Livestock Pens - (32' x 32) each - built 1900 - (listed here in 1916) Livestock Pen - (40' x 32') - built 1900 - (listed here in 1916) Pump House (20' x 14') - built 1899 - half mile north on the Big Slough - (listed here in 1916) Water Column - (listed here in 1944) - half mile north on the Big Slough Wood Water Tank (20' x 16' tub on a 14' frame) - built 1899 - 33,270 gallon capacity - half mile north on the Big Slough - (listed here in 1916 & 1944) |
| Customers: | Emden Farmer's Grain |
| Last Updated: | 02/04/2012 |