IC Shops

With the advent of diesel power, the operations at the roundhouse were no longer needed.  So in 1963, the Illinois Central Railroad constructed a diesel 'service station' at 19th and Marion. The former shops were then demolished.  The mill room and boiler room were built in 1880 and the roundhouse constructed in 1914.  At their peak, the IC shops employed over 200 employees.

Aerial view of IC shops Circa 1938

Roundhouse Circa 1914

Remnants of the roundhouse can still be found.  In this case, the Southwestern most stall.

Demolition of the roundhouse in 1963

The IC shop men in front of the mill house in 1929

More photos and information on the IC Shops from Thomas French.

Graveyard

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