C&IM Railroad Yard Springfield, IL
The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad (C&IM) acquired the Chicago, Peoria, & St. Louis Railroad Railroad Yard located in Springfield, Illinois in 1926. Below are photos and maps found while researching the B&O railroad that passed through Springfield. The facility was located north of Avenue Tower where the B&O turned west through town along the track shared with the Illinois Central Railroad.
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| C&IM Railroad Yard 1952 Sangamon Valley Collection Larry Senalik |
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| C&IM Railroad Yard 1950 Todd Riebow |
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| C&IM Railroad Yard Phillip Prior |
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| C&IM Railroad Yard Phillip Prior |
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| C&IM Railroad Yard 1952 Sangamon Valley Collection |
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| Chicago, Peoria, & St. Louis Railroad Yard 1917 Sanborn Map Library of Congress |
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| 1938 C&IM Railroad Yard Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs |
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| 1946 C&IM Railroad Yard Aerial Photo USGS Earth Explorer |
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| 1956 C&IM Railroad Yard Aerial Photo USGS Earth Explorer |
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| 1964 C&IM Railroad Yard Aerial Photo USGS Earth Explorer |
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| 1971 C&IM Railroad Yard Aerial Photo USGS Earth Explorer |
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