Clay City, IL

B&O Railroad

Milepost: 235.1

B&O Clay City Depot

Clay City B & O Depot

Jacob Hortenstine

Clay County

Estimated GPS Coordinates: 38.6907878,-88.3543575

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History

The B & O Clay City Depot was destroyed by a 23 car derailment in the early 1970s. Tank and box cars piled up around the main crossing in town. Over 1,000 feet of track was damaged with losses estimated over a million dollars.

Jay Schmitt

Clay City Map

Jay Schmitt‎

1938 Clay City Aerial

Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs

1913 Clay City Map

Sanborn™ fire insurance map
provided courtesy of the Map Library
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Clay City B&O Depot

B&O Railroad Museum

Clay City B&O Depot

Additional Information

Form 6 Showing Industries, B and O Historical Society