The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | I.C. Jct (Junction) or Pekin, Illinois(elevation 412') - Telegraph: FD |
| Mile Post: | 9.2 |
| Previous Station: | Pekin P.R.T. |
| Next Station: | Hawley |
| Description: | I.C. JCT, MP 9.2 or Pekin, MP 9.3 is where the IC(PD&E) met up with the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway. From here to Peoria was on P&PU rails, which was partially owned by the railroad. In 1872, the PL&D and Chicago & Illinois Midland's predecessor Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville agreed to jointly build a passenger station and split the maintenance cost for 99 years. By 1920, it appears this building was being used only as a freight house. |
| Photos: | Right of Way |
| Date Reached: | By October 1870 |
| Track Status: | Still in place - . |
| RR Facilities: |
Car Inspector's House - 8'x20' car body placed in 1902, listed here in 1916 Engine House(1st) - built 1869 and destroyed by fire in 1906 Engine House(2nd) - 20'x76', built in 1907 and destroyed by fire January 5th, 1912 Engine House(3rd) - 20'x75', built in 1913 One stall Engine House(3rd?) - (listed here in 1944) One stall Engine House(3rd?) - shown in 1952 Freight House - 20'x48'x14', built in 1894, 4'x4' Fairbanks #1 scale, listed here in 1916 Freight House - (listed here in 1944) Hand Car House - 12'x14', built in 1896 and shown here in 1916 Office - shown in 1952, a caboose without trucks near the engine house Passenger Station - 32'x86.5'x17', built in 1873 and still present in , see description above Pumping Station - (listed here in 1944) Sand House - 16'x20', built in either 1901 or 1903, listed here in 1916 and not shown in 1952 Section House - (listed here in 1944) Tool House - (listed here in 1944) Track Scale - (listed here in 1944) Wood Water Tank - 18'x30', 87,500 gallons - (listed here in 1916 and shown in 1952) Chicago and Illinois Midland Interchange CCC&StL Interchange Peoria Railway Terminal Interchange Peoria & Pekin Union Interchange |
| Customers: | Kriegsman Transfer Company - just to the south of Pekin |
| Last Updated | 02/09/2008 |