The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  Lincoln, Illinois(elevation 595') - Telegraph: QN, JN(Lincoln Tower)
 Mile Post:  44.2
 Previous Station:  Bell
 Next Station:  District Jct
 Description:  Named after Abraham Lincoln in 1853, who actually christened it.  Lincoln is where both the GM&O (Chicago and Alton) and the IC (Havana line at District Jct) crossed the line.
 Photos:  Right of Way  Structures
 Date Reached:  July 4th, 1871
 Track Status:  Still in place - .
 RR Facilities:

 Wood Depot (106' x 20') - Destroyed by fire 11-27-1914

 Brick Depot (86' x 30') - built 1916

 Freight House (34' x 8') - former car body - listed here in 1904, but not mentioned after 1908

 Freight Office (34' x 8') - former car body - listed here in 1904, but not mentioned after 1908

 (2) Hand Car Houses (14' x 8') - placed 1894 - former car bodies - (listed here in 1916)

 Hand Car House (16' x 10') - (listed here in 1916 and listed as "new")

 Two Story Interlocking Tower (20'6" x 12') - built 1899 - (listed here in 1944)

 (2) Livestock Pens (146' x 80') overall - (listed here in 1900)

 Livestock Pen (70' x 70') - (listed here in 1916)

 Livestock Pen (72' x 64') - (listed here in 1916)

 Supply House - for Interlocking Tower - (listed here in 1916)

 Tool House - (listed here in 1944)

 Watch House (8' x 6' x 6') - built 1908 - (listed here in 1916)

 Wood Water Tank (24' x 16' tub on a 10' frame) - listed here in 1900

 Wood Water Tank (24' x 16' tub on a 14' frame) - built 1903 - 48,600 gallon capacity - (listed here in 1916)

 IC Interchange

 GM&O Interchange

 Customers:

 Cutler Hammer Inc - North of town

 Lehn and Fink

 Last Updated  02/05/2012

 

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