Union Depot 1st St
Carmi, IL
L&N Railroad
Milepost: 359.84
1912 Carmi Union Depot
Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois
Carmi Township
White County
Southwest corner of intersection of 1st Street and the railroad track
Estimated GPS Coordinates: 38.093021,-88.162663
History
Carmi had Union Depot at 3rd street, then 1st Street. There was a Freight Depot for the L & N at 3rd Street. A Big Four Freight Depot was located at 5th Street.
A Carmi Times article dated February 8, 1966 from newspapers.com recalls that the 2nd Union Depot located at 1st Street was completed in 1908. The depot served passengers from Carmi with twelve trains from the L & N and New York Central Railroads. At the time that the article was penned, train service had been reduced to two on the L & N line.
1938 Aerial View of Carmi
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
1938 Aerial of Carmi Depots
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Carmi Track Notes Part 1
Courtesy of Reeder Shelow
Carmi Track Notes Part 2
Courtesy of Reeder Shelow
Little Wabash Bridge Jointly Owned Notes
Courtesy of Reeder Shelow
Carmi L&N Depot
Alma Gayle Jr.
Carmi Union Depot
Barry Cleveland
Carmi, Illinois L and N Union Depot June 1967
Ken Bird
Carmi Union Depot
Courtesy of Reeder Shelow
Reeder Shelow - L&N, CSX Crain Operator, 31 years
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100,000 Gallon Railroad Water Tank, 1911, 2nd Street Carmi
Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois
Train arriving Carmi Union Depot 1912
Eric Berg
L & N Steam Locomotive
Arriving Carmi Union Station
White County Historical Society
Mary Smith Fay Genealogy Library
Carmi L&N Depot
Carmi L&N Depot 1983
Ebay
Carmi, Illinois Former L and N Depot Site, January 2022
David Cantrell
Evansville Railway Company Car 127
Carmi, IL
White County Historical Society
Mary Smith Fay Genealogy Library
