Old Shawneetown, IL

L&N Railroad

Milepost: 423.04

L&N Old Shawneetown Depot

Shawneetown L & N Depot 1950s

Photo provided by Gallatin County Historical Society

Shawnee Township

Gallatin County

St. Louis and Southeastern Milepost: 41

From west to east between McKinley 4th St. and Grant 3rd St
From north to south between Locust and Market

Estimated GPS Coordinates: 37.69225541705243,-88.14016163349152

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L&N Railroad - Shawneetown, IL

History

Shawneetown was the L&N's last stop on the 41 mile track from McLeansboro to the Ohio River. Connections from the railroads could be made to the Norfolk and Washington, DC Steamboat Company Steamers on the Ohio River that were part of the Evansville, Paducah, and Cairo Line owned and operated by the Tennessee and Ohio River Transportation Company.

Maps from the late 1800s show that the L&N had an engine house and roundtable.

During the late 1950s, the L&N depot building was moved to New Shawneetown.

The next 5.3 miles of track that extended to the west side of the town of Junction were shared between the two railroads. According to the Sentinel 2nd Quarter 2015 Magazine, an 1870's agreement between the B&O and L&N predecessors specified that the former would build and maintain while sharing ownership and costs with the latter company.

B&O Sentinel Magazine, 2nd quarter 2015

People of the State of Illinois et al., Petitioners, v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission,respondents, 604 F.2d 519 (7th Cir. 1979)