LaSalle County, Illinois
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
| Cedar Point | CMStP&P | on site | C | storage | gone | wood | none | Field checked 6/06 | |
Earlville |
CB&Q |
on site |
C |
rr |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Field checked 6/06 |
|
| Lasalle | CRI&P | east of town over Little Vermillion River | B | rr | 1900, rebuilt 1952 | in use | steel | CSX | deck plate girder |
LaSalle |
Ill. Central |
Illinois River, I&M Canal, and CRI&P |
B |
rr |
1855, 1893, 1932 | abandoned |
steel |
none |
multi-span, 16 Pratt deck trusses, Parker through truss, 3 plate girder spans |
LaSalle |
Ill. Central |
near First St./Union St. |
F |
vacant |
1857/1918 |
in use |
stone |
IC |
converted to repair shop |
| LaSalle | Illinois Traction | Canal St. crossing of Little Vermillion River | IB | highway | c1890 | gone | iron | none | Pratt deck truss, originally a wagon bridge |
| LaSalle | CRI&P | Canal St. east of Creve Couer St. | F | storage | c1896 | in use | brick | ||
Marseilles |
CRI&P |
Roath St./Washington St. |
P |
business |
1917 |
in use |
brick/stucco |
|
|
Marseilles |
CRI&P |
west of Main St. over I&M Canal |
B |
abandoned |
c1900 |
gone |
steel |
none |
plate girder swing span |
| Marseilles | CRI&P | over Marseilles power canal | B | rr | 1888, 1910, c.1950 | in use | steel | CSX | two Howe pony trusses |
Mendota |
CMStP&P |
on site |
C |
business |
gone |
wood |
none |
remodeled with addition, Field checked 3/07 |
|
Mendota |
Ill. Central |
783 Main St. |
P |
rr/museum |
1886 |
in use |
brick |
IC |
Amtrak Stop, highly modified portion of original depot, Union Depot Railroad Museum |
| Mendota | CB&Q replica | at Union Depot Railroad Museum, north side of 6th St. and 8th St. | Gt | museum | 2000 | in use | wood | two gatetowers | |
Mendota |
Ill. Central |
701 Main St. |
F |
restaurant |
1854 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
Field checked 3/07 |
Ottawa |
CB&Q |
Madison St./Walker St. |
C |
rr |
1913 |
in use |
brick |
Illinois Railnet |
Field checked 4/06 |
| Ottawa | Eh | rr | in use | Illinois Railnet | Field checked 4/06 | ||||
Ottawa |
CB&Q |
Illinois River |
B |
rr |
1898, 1932 | in use |
steel |
BNSF | timber trestle approach/3 Pratt through truss/vertical lift Pratt through truss |
Ottawa |
CRI&P |
Marquette St./Paul St. | P |
rr |
c1910 |
in use |
brick |
CSX |
|
| Ottawa | CRI&P | over Fox River | B | rr | 1919, c.1970 | in use | steel | CSX | plate girder |
| Ottawa | Illinois Traction | Douglas, on south side of I&M Canal | IP | C.1910-20 | gone | masonry | none | Douglas passenger shelter | |
Peru |
CRI&P |
Front St./Crevecoeur |
C |
business |
|
in use |
brick/stone |
CSX |
Field checked 6/06 |
| Pingree Grove | CMStP&P | relocated | C | vacant? | none | wood | none | modified, Field checked 2006 | |
Seneca |
CRI&P |
Main St./Cash St. |
C |
unused |
1912 |
in use |
wood |
CSX |
sided, Field checked 11/07 |
| Seneca | CRI&P | over Illinois River | B | rr | c1900, rebuilt 1934 | in use | steel | CSX | 2 Pratt through truss, one Pratt through truss vertical lift |
Streator |
AT&SF |
on site |
P |
rr |
|
in use |
brick/stone |
BNSF |
maintenance of the way use, hopefully to be restored |
Streator |
AT&SF |
Vermilion River |
B |
rr |
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
in neighboring Livingston County |
|
Streator |
NYC |
Vermilion River |
B |
rr |
in use |
steel |
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| Utica | CRI&P | over I&M Canal | B | abandoned | c1900 | gone | steel | none | spur to former clay plants, Howe pony truss |
near Utica |
CRI&P |
along Illinois River |
Tn |
abandoned |
c.1853 |
gone |
rock |
none |
about 160' long, Split Rock Tunnel, by-passed to south |
| Utica | CRI&P | west of town over Pecamsaugan Creek | B | rr | c1900 | in use | steel | CSX | two span half deck girder |
| Utica | Illinois Traction | Vine St., west of Mill St. | IS | c1904 | gone | brick | none |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.