The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  Hidalgo, Illinois(elevation 581') - Telegraph: HD
 Mile Post:  148.3
 Previous Station:  Liberty Hill
 Next Station:  Rose Hill
 Description:  Hidalgo is a friendly little town about 7 miles south of Greenup.  It was started in 1878.  Around 1916 it had the typical array of railroad buildings; Stock Yard, Coal House, Hand Car House, and Depot.  Hidalgo was laid out the year after the tracks arrived.
 Photos:  Right of Way  Structures
 Date Reached:  1877
 Track Status:  Closed on August 1st, 1982 and removed in later that year.
 RR Facilities:

 Coal House

 15' x 30' x 12' "Droopy" Style Depot, built 1891

 10' x 16' x 8' Hand Car House, built 1914

 Stock Yard

 Tool House - 1944 (same as the Hand Car House?)

 Customers:  Shipped ties
 Last Updated:  02/27/2008

 

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