The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  Rose Hill, Illinois(elevation 564') - Telegraph: RH
 Mile Post:  151.9
 Previous Station:  Hidalgo
 Next Station:  Falmouth
 Description:  Rose Hill was laid out the year after the tracks arrived. 
 Photos:  Right of Way
 Date Reached:  1877
 Track Status:  Closed on August 1st, 1982 and removed in later that year.
 RR Facilities:

 Coal House (9' x 9' x 8') - built 1911 - (listed here in 1916)

 Wood Depot (36' x 18' x 14') - built in 1880 - (still listed here in 1944)

 Hand Car House (14' x 8'6" x 7') - half car body - placed here in 1896 - replaced in kind 1914 - (listed here in 1916)

 (2) Livestock Pens (32' x 32') each - built prior to 1900 - (listed here in 1916)

 Section Tool House (17'6" x 9' x 7') - half car body - (listed here in 1916)

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 Last Updated:  01/28/2012

 

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