The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  West Liberty, Illinois(elevation 483') - Telegraph: W
 Mile Post:  IC 170.5, DOOR 77.0
 Previous Station:  Beck's   Alliance
 Next Station:  Dundas
 Description:  At one time, West Liberty was about three-fourth's of a mile northeast.  It was moved to be on the G&M.  The DOOR crossed the G&M in West Liberty and paralleled the PD&E to Olney.  After the PD&E takeover, the DOOR's duplicate line to Olney was taken up. 
 Photos:  Right of Way
 Date Reached:  G&M - September, 1876  DOOR -  by January 1881.
 Track Status:

 PD&E: Removed.

 DOOR: To the Northeast, removed 1919.

 DOOR: Removed south to Olney, by October, 25th 1893.

 RR Facilities:

 Two Story Wood Coal Chute (30's x 20') - 6 pockets - taken down 1907 - (listed here in 1900)

 (2) Depots, one DOOR and one PD&E before the PD&E takeover

 CH&D Depot - (listed here in 1916)

 Depot (115' x 30') - post 1915

 Fuel and Watering Facility

 Hand Car House (14' x 8'6" x 7') - half car body placed 1894 - replaced 1912

 Hand Car House (18' x 8' x 8') - half car body placed 1912 - (listed here in 1916) - IC -

 Interchange

 Livestock Pen - (listed here in 1928)

 Siding

 Tool House - (listed here in 1944)

 Unloading Platform - (listed here in 1928)

 Customers:  Kurtz and Negley
 Last Updated:  01/31/2012

 

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