The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  West Liberty, Illinois(elevation 483') - Telegraph: W
 Mile Post:  IC 170.5, DOOR 77.0
 Previous Station:  Boos Station   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.  It wasn't until 1918 that the two passenger depots were consolidated.
 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: South to Olney, by October, 25th 1893.

 RR Facilities:

 Depot, 2 actually, one DOOR and one PD&E

 115' x 30' Depot, post 1915

 Fuel and Watering Facility

 Tool House - (listed here in 1944)

 Interchange

 Customers:  Kurtz and Negley
 Last Updated:  09/14/2006

 

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