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, he 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:

 Coal House (10'x14')

 Wood Depot (106'x20') - Destroyed by fire 11-27-1914

 One Story Brick Depot (86'x30'), built 1916

 Freight House (8'x34') - built from a car body in 1908

 Freight Office (8'x34') - built from a car body in 1908

 Two Hand Car Houses (8'x14'), placed 1894 - built from a car body - (listed here in 1916)

 Two Story Interlocking Tower(20'6"x12'), built 1899 - (listed here in 1944)

 Stock Yards - (listed here in 1916)

 Tool House - (listed here in 1944)

 Watch House (6'x8'x6'), built 1908 - (listed here in 1916)

 Wood Water Tank (24'x16'), 14' frame, built 1903, 48600 gallon capacity - (listed here in 1916)

 IC Interchange

 GM&O Interchange

 Customers:

 Cutler Hammer Inc - North of town

 Lehn and Fink

 Last Updated  02/09/2008

 

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