The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | West Salem, Illinois(elevation 504') - Telegraph: SY |
| Mile Post: | 194.9 |
| Previous Station: | Brick Track |
| Next Station: | Bone Gap |
| Description: | After having been stopped to the north at Parkersburg for four years, the tracks finally reached West Salem in 1881. Therefore West Salem had the distinction of being the first town reached by the laying of rails by the PD&E. It's PD&E depot was still looking awfully sharp well into the 20th century. |
| Photos: | Right of Way Structures |
| Date Reached: | 1881 |
| Track Status: | Removed. |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal House (12' x 9' x 7') - built 1894 - rebuilt 1899 - (listed here in 1916) Wood Depot (48' x 20' x 18') - built 1880 - (listed here in 1944) (2) Livestock Pens (70' x 43') overall - (listed here in 1900) (2) Livestock Pens (42' x 36') each - (listed here in 1916) Livestock Pen - (listed here in 1928) Platform - (listed here in 1928) Section Tool House (16' x 10') - built 1915 - (listed here in 1916) Tool House - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) |
| Customers: | Grain Elevator |
| Last Updated: | 01/27/2012 |