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Wabash Railway Station Map: Tracks and Structures -Wabash Yards (6/30/1919)

This is a station map of the Wabash Railway showing the Wabash yards between the roundhouse to 22nd St.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 22nd St., 4th St., 5th St., 6/30/1919, 6th St., A.E. Staley Mfg. Co., American Hominy Co., Arch St., boiler and tank shed, boiler room, Calhoun St., canopy and coal receiving pit, cement storage, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Clayton St., coal storage bins, collection, concrete fillup and washout tanks, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, dry sand tanks, East Ave., electric shop, flue storage, Foreman's Office, grease forming plant, hoist house, Illinois St., ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-131, Jasper St., lavatory and lockers for colored, locomotive blacksmith shop, locomotive shop, locomotive store room, Lowber St., lumber rack, machine shop, map, Maps, Marietta St., Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., N. Folk St., N. Jordan St., oil pump house, Orchard St., paint shop, Pearl St., railroad, Railroad Map Collection, round house, Roundhouse, sand drying room, Sangamon St., shop and offices, signal repair shop, station map, Stone St., structures, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash office, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, wash room, wash room and lockers, wet sand storage, wheel storage, Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railway from the Roundhouse to James St. (No Date)

This map shows the Wabash Railroad from the Wabash roundhouse to E. James St. It shows the entire Wabash yards.

Tags: #8.003, 13th St., 14th St., 15th St., 17th St., 18th St., 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 25th St., 26th St., 27th St., 4th St., 5th St., 6th St., A.E. Staley Mfg. Co., additions, American Hominy Co., boiler room, Bourne & Stroh's Addition, businesses, C.Y. Miller's 1st Addition, Calhoun St., Camp & Emrich's 2nd Addition, Camp & Emrich's Addition, Camp & Emrich's Addition of outlots, car shop, cement storage, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western RR, cinder pit, Clarence Ave., Clayton St., coach painting shop, coach shop, coal bin, collection, concrete fillup & washout tanks, Decatur Bridge Co., Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur Heights, Decatur Ice Co., Decatur IL, Donovan Heights 1st Addition, dry kiln, dry sand tanks, E. Division St., E. Grand Ave., E. Hickory St., E. Logan St., E. Olive St., East Ave., enginemens locker room, flue storage, Foreman's Office, Herkimer St., hoist house, Homewood Ave., hose house, Ice Storage, Illinois St., ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-110, James St., Jasper St., lavatory and locker building for colored, locomotive blacksmith shop, locomotive shop, locomotive store room, locoshop wash and lockers, Locust St., Lowber St., lumber rack, Lumber Shed, machine & blacksmith shop, machine shop, map, Maps, Marietta St., master mechanic office, meter and water box, mill & tin shop, Moser Road, N. Folk St., N. Jordan St., no date, oil house, oil pump house, Orchard St., paint shop, Pearl St. Arch St., Planing Mill, Power House, Raceland Plat "C" in Plat "C", Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", rail saw, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, reclamation waste building, round house, Roundhouse, sand blast house, sand drying room, Sangamon St., scrap wheel pit, shear shed and iron rack, shop and offices., signal repair shop, steel water tank, Stone St., Streets, Thomas Ave., transfer table, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash office, Wabash Place, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, wash room, Westlake 2nd Addition of outlots, Westlake Addition of Outlots, wet sand storage room, wheel storage, Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railway - Pipe and Sewer Lines (5/25/1920)

This map shows the pipe and sewer lines in the Wabash RR yards.

Tags: #8.003, 1920, 5/25/1920, blacksmith shop & boiler room, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Company, Charles St., coach paint shop, coach repair shop, collection, Decatur IL, Depot, dry kilning, ICRR depot, ISHRAB-2017-25-89, Jasper St., light repair shop, locomotive shop, Lowber St., Lumber Shed, machine & blacksmith shop, machine shop, map, Maps, new shop, Office of Chief Engineer, oil house, paint shop, pipe and sewer lines map, pipes, Planing Mill, Power House, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, Roundhouse, Sangamon St., sewer lines, stock pens, storage shed, store house, Streets, tin & cabinet shop, transfer table, Wabash, Wabash Depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash Roundhouse, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, wash building, wash house, Woodford St., yard office, Yards

Station Maps - Lands, Tracks, and Structures - Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western RR, Operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (6/30/1918)

These are station maps showing the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western RR tracks in and near the Wabash yards and roundhouse just north of E. Eldorado St. The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western RR was operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad…

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Roundhouse

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. roundhouse in Decatur IL looking west taken in July of 1926.

Tags: 1926, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Roundhouse, scene, Steam, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R., West

Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz

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Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz taken in 1926. Joe Swantz, hostler and former foreman of roundhouse laborers, started with the Wabash R.R. in 1876 and retired in 1927 after 51 years of service. He was still on the job when he was…

Tags: 1876, 1926, 1927, 1933, biography, Decatur IL, employees, Foreman, Herald and Review, Joseph Swantz, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Roundhouse, Seitz, Seitz Photography, Swantz, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Roundhouse with Locomotives

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. roundhouse from a distance looking west with diesel engines #1154A and E-7 #1007 just outside the roundhouse. This photo was taken on July 20th, 1953.

Tags: 1007, 1154A, 1953, Decatur IL, Diesel, E-7, Herald and Review, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Roundhouse, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.