Howdy from Havana ,Illinois.

In the small Fulton County community of Cuba, Illinois was once the location of two railroad depot's. Two companies crossed each other's tracks and both have their stories to tell I am certain of that. The first was the east to west TP&W line built back in the 1860s -70s timeframe. This once was a Class one railroad that travelled through several states. It had depot's along the way and once the mighty steam hauled passenger trains. This like the other railroad served area mines one being near Cuba. The TP&W depot  like the CB&Q was near where the elevator in Cuba is off Route 97. The depot's are long gone having been torn out probably by the 1970's or the 1980's at the latest. The second TP&W depot still exists but was moved over to Kolbe (Mapleton,Il) where the Keokuk Junction Railway now uses as an office by its car shop. TP&W went through changes after the seventies. For several years it was acquired and operated as the ATSF u...

Today was a fun day full of catches, some laughs and exploration of areas I either havent been two in ages or areas I have never been too. We seen Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and some depots as well as yards.  July 5, 2021 has gone down as one of the funnest and rewarding trips in a while. Thanks to two David's. In the morning I caught the sunrise over the TP&W tracks in Morton, Illinois: Then seen some locomotives on the way to Decatur. Illinois Terminal Belt RR units at Wapella, Illinois: Decatur & Eastern Illinois RR. LaPlace, Illinois: My friends David Jordan & David Gluck: Decatur & Eastern Illinois RR in Pierson, Illinois: Decatur & Eastern Illinois RR in Tuscola, Illinois including the Local: NS Manifest in Bement, Illinois: ...