Thackeray, IL
L&N Railroad
Milepost: 377.01
Thackeray L & N Depot
Harrelson, Ralph S., A New Geography of Illinois: Hamilton County. Benton, IL: Illinois Magazine XVII, No. 2 (February 1978)
Crook Township
Hamilton County
Southwest corner of intersection of County Road 1355 N and the railroad track
Estimated GPS Coordinates: 38.119909,-88.454589
History
The St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad named milepost 377 after the English novelist and author, William Makepeace Thackeray. The depot was retired on 10/27/1950.
1938 Thackeray Depot Aerial Photo
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
1938 Aerial View of Thackeray
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Thackeray Map
Courtesy of James Gholson
Thackeray L&N Depot was located on the south side (left) of the tracks
David Cantrell, August, 2018
Facing East in Thackeray, IL
David Cantrell, August, 2018
L & N Train and 544 Passenger Car at Thackeray
L & N 544 built by L & N RR between 1904 and 1907
Courtesy of James Gholson
