The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Hawley, Illinois(elevation 497') |
| Mile Post: | 13.3 |
| Previous Station: | I.C. Jct |
| Next Station: | C&NW Jct |
| Description: | Hawley was just south of the curve near Lost Creek. It was the location of a roughly 1.2 mile branch line that went east to a coal deposit. Land for this branch was first obtained from N.C Hawley and wife by the PL&D in 1874. In 1900, a spur went south to a second deposit, starting just west of what would become the GM&O. This spur went to a deposit just south of the first and was obtained from George Herget and wife - origin of the naming of Herget perhaps? There was a short spur track at the end so that a motorized tipple could feed two sets of tracks at once. |
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| Date Reached: | By October 1870 |
| Track Status: |
Main Line: Still in place - Spur: Removed |
| RR Facilities: |
Wood Depot (35' x 8') - placed 1909 - former car body - replaced 1914 Wood Depot (34'6" x 8'8") - placed 1914 - a former car body - (listed here in 1916) Waiting Room (35' x 8'8") - placed 1909 - a former car body - (listed here in 1916) |
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| Last Updated: | 02/04/2012 |