Taken from the Stockyards
Looking west to Washington St.: 1905
submitted by Steve Slaughter
Chicago Rock Island & Peoria Depot
submitted by Marilyn Warner Williams |
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Adams Street streetcar conductors: circa 1900
submitted by Pat Goitein |
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Adams Street streetcar
submitted by Pat Goitein |
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Main at Jefferson St.:
1905
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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100 block N. Adams from Main St.:
1908
bldgs razed for CTCo. World Headquarters in the 1960's
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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200 block of South Adams:
1907
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Trolley turning on Adams St.
off Main St.: 1908
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Main & Madison Sts.: 1914
Dirken Drug Store & original St. Paul's Episcopal Church
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Streetcar on Main St. at Crescent:
1920
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Adams Street: Both the
streetcar and the interurban
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Streetcar on Prospect Ave.
Peoria Heights: 1924
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. terminal car at Peoria station
Adams St.: 1929
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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200 block S. Adams: 1935 -- Bergners, J. C. Pennys,
Loewenstein furniture store, Klein's dept. store, Montg. Wards
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Interurban Car #387
on McKinley Bridge: 1935
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Rock Island at Mossville, Il.: Oct. 3,
1939
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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The Interurban trains were a division of the Illinois Terminal Rail Road. These train/trolley cars allowed passengers to move freely from Peoria to East Peoria, Bloomington, Lincoln, Springfield,
Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, St. Louis, Mo. and
intermediate points. Pekin was served by a different line, with a
similar name, the Peoria Terminal, which ran as an electric
interurban line only until the 1920's. Some of its track was
then de-electrified and remained in freight service and owned by the
Rock Island (CRI&P) until it was washed out by flooding in the
1960's or 70's. Galesburg was served by steam, later diesel
trains of the Burlington (CB&Q, later BN, now BNSF). Info provided by Bob Eagelston.
The Illinois Terminal Station was located on S. Adams St and after the station closed, it became the central Peoria Police Station. But from the late 1800's through the mid 1940's, these train cars ran to small towns for pennies. They crossed on McKinley Bridge, just South of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Rail Road bridge. Both of the rail bridges were immediately south of the Franklin Street Bridge (aka: Lower Free Bridge). All 3 were within 1000 feet of each other.
The McKinley Bridge was razed in the mid 1940's when Peoria's streetcars stopped running.
The TP&W Railroad Bridge was razed in the 1980's.
The Franklin St. Bridge was razed in the 1990's and has been replaced by the Bob Michael Bridge of modern design. |
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Interurban Car#367
crossing Illinois River...bridge was in use until 1951 and was razed sometime after 1951.
The last Peoria city streetcar pulled into the barn just after
midnight on October 3, 1946. Info provided by Bob Eagelston.
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. Terminal car
crossing Illinois river: 1938
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. terminal car at Garden & Adams:
1938
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Rock Island Rocket in Peoria Station
July 12, 1939
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Rock Island No. 886 in Rome, Il.: Jun.
2, 1940
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Rock Island No. 886 in Rome, Il. Mar.
29, 1941
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe No. 3412;
also known as Grand Canyon Limited outside of Princeville, Il.: Aug.
29, 1941
This train ran between Chicago & Los Angeles & ended with the last
train on Jan. 8, 1970
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Engine 3268 on Edelstein Hill:
Jan. 31, 1941
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. terminal car at East Peoria
station: 1940's
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. terminal car #284 at the
Peoria Barns: 1944
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Adams St. trolley passing
LeTourneau on Jefferson St.: 1940's
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Trolley #440 turning west on Main St.
from Adams St.: 1946
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Engine 454 south of McKinley Bridge:
Aug. 30, 1949
In background is the Steuben Bldg.
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Interior of Parlor Car:
1950
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Car #1593 Illinois Terminal Maintenance
Interurban:
May 29, 1954
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. terminal car on Jefferson St. in
Morton:
1955
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Car #302 at the East Peoria
station: 1952
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Ill. Terminal Line car in
East Peoria: 1955
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Minnesota 400: photographed in Princeton, Il.: June 1956
The Minnesota 400 ran from Wyeville, Wi. where it connected with the
Twin Cities 400 to Mankato, Mn.
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Illinois Central Railroad No. 3503 in
shop at Kankakee:
Aug. 3, 1958
submitted by Steve Slaughter |
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Rocky
Mountain "Rocket" (Caption reads: Rock Island Lines, Ticket
Agents Special to Utica-Starved Rock, Initial Run of the new, Rocky
Mountain Rocket, Sunday, November 5, 1930
submitted by Dick Aten |
