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Last page update - 1/26/04
At present 39 photos are installed. Plans are to add more that show the LeClaireRail area.

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Abandoned Right of Way in the LeClaireRail area
by Kevin Farmer Fall 2003 and later

Most recent additions have red numbers

In 2003 the only active trackage in the immediate Edwardsville area is the former Wabash on the far north
side of town, now NS. The track of the NKP, IT, and C&NW (L&M) is removed and much is now bike trails.

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#1 Illinois Terminal northbound between Lindenwood Ave (behind camera) and Emerson Ave.

#2 Illinois Terminal under NKP; seen from Swartz Road, east of Richard Brick.

#3 and #4 Illinois Terminal overpass over Rte 157 (originally Rte 66) on west side of Edwardsville.

#5 and #6 Illinois Terminal, looking north at Hamel; same view from 1950's and 2003.

(More Illinois Terminal lower on page --- all C&NW photos are former L&M)

Photos locations will be filled where possible and page possibly reorganized at a future time.

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#8 Nickel Plate; eastbound at Troy Road

#9 Nickel Plate; eastbound at Wolf St; former L&M enginehouse in left distance.

#10 Nickel Plate; eastbound at S.Brown St.

#11 Nickel Plate; eastbound at Springer Ave and Swartz St; Richards Brick on left (3 MFR reefers are captive)

#12 and #13 Illinois Terminal substation from electrified period; midway between Edwardsville and Hamel.

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#14 Nickel Plate; westbound at Springer Ave and Swartz St.

#15 Nickel Plate; westbound at S.Brown St.

#16 Nickel Plate; westbound between Wolf St and Troy Rd; former N.O.Nelson / Wagner Electric on left.

#18 Nickel Plate station was moved to opposite side of tracks and turned 180 (metal gutters weren't on original).

#19 Back of Nickel Plate station; only a cinder drive seperated it from the L&M /C&NW in its original location.

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#20 C&NW southbound; from Hillsboro Ave, looking towards Rte 157 at next block.

#21 C&NW southbound looking toward Wolf St; former enginehouse area is behind camera.

#22 C&NW northbound; at Hillsboro Ave.

#23 C&NW northbound in a shallow cut leaving Edwardsville.

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#26 C&NW (ex-L&M) northbound at Wolf St.; NKP station was at right rear of camera.

#27 C&NW northbound at S.Brown St and Swartz Rd; former L&M facility took up next city block.

#28 Former L&M enginehouse now belongs to R.P.Lumber; L&M name shows through repainted and faded blue.

#29 December 2003 view of former L&M enginehouse and area; looking south.

#30 and #31 Illinois Terminal's LeClaire engine track area; same view from 1950's and 2003.

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#32 Illinois Terminal northbound at Emerson Ave; looking toward Franklin Ave.

#33 Illinois Terminal southbound at Emerson Ave; looking toward Lindenwood Ave.

#34 Illinois Terminal southbound at Franklin Ave / Madison Ave intersection.

#35 Illinois Terminal at Franklin Ave; power line follows old right of way.

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#38 C&NW (ex-L&M) southbound at Worden.

#39 C&NW northbound at Glen Carbon Road in Glen Carbon; NKP eastbound is at far right of photo.

#40 C&NW southbound at Glen Carbon Road in Glen Carbon (Glen Tower area); parallel NKP westbound is in distance

#41    C&NW at DeCamp Junction; original L&M line to Litchfield was straight ahead through trees; line to Benld
          curved to left (parallel to Rte 4); DeCamp Tower would have been just out of view on left.
          ---- click here for different photo that includes signal

#42 and #43 Former Illinois Terminal underpass near Worden; marked date is 1952.

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#44 (non-RR) Brick framed billboard on west side of Edwardsville; originally advertised Alton Brick Co.
---- (part of original structure is missing) click here for detail photo

#45

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