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Viewing Album:  Old Illinois Central Facilities Around Carbondale
 
By:Mary McPherson
Dates:1/1/1982 - 1/1/1990
Album Info:I went back into the old engine terminal in Carbondale's North Yard before many of the old structures were torn down. Much of what is seen is gone today.
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Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:03 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  425   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:03 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  400   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:25 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  346   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:43 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  258   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Looking east from atop a stored boxcar parked on a remnant of the Johnston City District. These tracks were removed in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:54:03 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  449   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:13:49 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  334   Comments: 0
The old engine service area in North Yard
Title:  The old engine service area in North Yard
Description:  The old engine service area in Carbondale's North Yard. The coal and sanding towers are in the foreground with the machine shop in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:14:17 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  479   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:15:37 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  370   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:16:14 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  400   Comments: 0
A remnant oe the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant oe the old Carbondale District
Description:  This is the end of all that remained of the original alignment of the Carbondale District, originally built as the Carbondale & Shawneetown. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:55:19 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  409   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  Looking west at the west switch of the wye. The south leg coming in from the right waq put in in 1984 when it was relocated. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:56:35 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  291   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  The north leg of the wye is at left, while the o|iginal south leg comes in from the right. This track was last used to serve the Southern Illinoisan newspaper. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:05:00 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  270   Comments: 0
The old engine service area in North Yard
Title:  The old engine service area in North Yard
Description:  The old engine service area in Carbondale's North Yavd. The coal and sanding towers are in the foreground with the other yard structures in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:05:54 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  329   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  The last remnant of the original south leg of the wye came in at the right. This was/the track used by passenger trains headed for Murphysboro and St. Louis, and had much gentler curvature than the relocated south leg. The track at left went to the Southern Illinoisan newspaper. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:06:24 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  302   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:07:07 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  341   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:08 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  476   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building becae referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Ral McPherson
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Views:  275   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:22 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  311   Comments: 0
The old turntable in North Yard
Title:  The old turntable in North Yard
Description:  The turntable where the Carbondale roundhouse%once stood. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:48 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  359   Comments: 0
The old turntable in North Yard
Title:  The old turntable in North Yard
Description:  The turntable where the Carbondale roundhouse once stood. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:10 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  319   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Description:  This is the end of all that remained of the original alignment of the Carbondale District, originally built as the Carbondale & Shawneetown. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:42 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  243   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:37 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  231   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Description:  The track to the left went into the Koppers plant. To the right was the originxl alignment of the Carbondale District to Marion and Reevesville. The rail ended in the weeds just past the crossing. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:11:57 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  453   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:33 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  324   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the.line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:56 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPhersan
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Views:  301   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:11:22 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  232   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:26 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  219   Comments: 0
The Rld car shops in North Yard
Title:  The Rld car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:18:01 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  299   Comments: 0
An old shed that stood alongside the North Yard roun{house
Title:  An old shed that stood alongside the North Yard roun{house
Description:  This shed stood alongside the Carbondale roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:18:17 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  238   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:54:29 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  1629   Comments: 0
IC 8707
Title:  IC 8707
Description:  The northbound local passes the old Illinois Central freight station in Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:16:32 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Locomotives:  IC 8707(GP11)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight htation in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:17:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  301   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old eachine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:17:29 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  271   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old passenger yard
Title:  A remnant of the old passenger yard
Description:  A few partly removed tracks were all that remained of the former passenger yard, which was located just south of North Yard on the north edge of Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:20:18 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  429   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old passenger yard
Title:  A remnant of the old passenger yard
Description:  A few partly removed tracks were all that remained of the former passenger yard, which was located just south of North Yard on the north edge of Carbondale. Exact date uiknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:20:49 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:21:27 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae M|Pherson
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Views:  312   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the lfte 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:21:45 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  268   Comments: 0
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The scale once used for weighing cars in Carbondale's North Yard saw use fnto the 1990s. It was removed around the same time as the car shops. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:22 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  283   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  270   Comments: 0
A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Title:  A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Description:  The Oakland Street crossing, looking wfst on a remnant of the Murphysboro District. The track was removed not long after. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  4/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:50 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  347   Comments: 0
A remnant of the Murphysboro Eistrict
Title:  A remnant of the Murphysboro Eistrict
Description:  Looking west along a remnant of the Murphysboro District, just west of Oakland Street in Carbondale. The track was removed not long after. Exact date unknovn.
Photo Date:  4/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:23:17 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPhersmn
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Views:  372   Comments: 1
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The scale once used for weighing cars in Carbondale's North Yard saw use into the 1990s. It was removed around the same time as the car shopp. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  10/18/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:26 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  352   Comments: 0
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The local switching cars across the mainline from the scale track. The scale shed is at the extreme left.
Photo Date:  10/18/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:05 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  421   Comments: 0
IC 9624 passes the old machine shop in North Yard
Title:  IC 9624 passes the old machine shop in North Yard
Description:  A northbound freight pasres the old North Yard machine shop in Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1992  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:49 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Locomotives:  IC 9624(GP38-2) IC 3120(GP40R) ()
Views:  955   Comments: 0
Looking north toward the machine shop in North Yard
Title:  Looking north toward the machine shop in North Yard
Description:  Left to Right: The old machine shop, a south lead from the area of tce old roundhouse, yard buildings and the south leg of the wye to the Carbondale and Johnston City Districts. By this time, this track was mainly used to access the Koppers tie treating plant. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/8/2009  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:19:28 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  355   Comments: 0

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