The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Grayville, Illinois(elevation 397') - Telegraph: V |
| Mile Post: | 213.5 |
| Previous Station: | Grays |
| Next Station: | Edgewater |
| Description: | Grayville is on the bank Wabash River and the Illinois/Indiana border. Grayville was a marquee city for both the Grayville & Mattoon Railroad and the Mt. Vernon & Grayville Railroad. Both railroads have a historical connection with the PD&E, but only the former became part of it. The depot has been preserved and has an Illinois Central caboose next to it. 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 Structures Trains |
| Date Reached: | 1881 |
| Track Status: | The track in front of the depot is still in place. The rest was removed in 1999. |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal House (8' x 8' x 8') - burned 6-16-1911, rebuilt in 1911 - (listed here in 1911) Wood Depot (54' x 20') - (1880 - present day) Hand Car House (9'7" x 16') - temporary use as a Cement Store House - (listed here in 1916) Hand Car House (12' x 10' x 7') - listed as Section Tool House - built 1894 - (listed here in 1916) (3) Livestock Pens measuring (116' x 41') overall - (listed here in 1900) (3) Livestock Pens (36' x 32') each - (listed here in 1916) Livestock Pens - (listed here in 1928) Loading Platform - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) Pump House (24' x 16' x 11') - built 1897 - (listed here in 1916) Sidings Spurs Steam Pump - (for water) - installed 1892 Tool House - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) Wood Water Tank (18’ x 14’ tub on 13’ frame) - 34,000 gallon capacity – built 1896 – (listed here in 1916) Wood Water Tank - (listed here in 1944) Water Column - (listed here in 1944) CCC&StL Interchange - (listed here in 1944) |
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| Last Updated: | 01/27/2012 |