Great Western Railroad Train Depot - Villa Park, IL
Posted by: 
adgorn
N 41° 53.228 W 087° 58.225
16T E 419489 N 4637699
The old Great Western Train Depot is at the beginning of the Rails to Trails conversion bike/walk/run Great Western Trail east section. It was built in 1926; now houses a Garden Club.
Waymark Code: WM75KJ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Views: 1
From nearby geocache GC16F13:
"The Great Western Railroad has had a long history. Like many abandoned railways the railbed has been turned into a recreational trail! A charter in 1854 was first issued; sitting latent for 30 years before railways began to be laid. Once lines were laid they stretched from Chicago to Dubuque, Iowa and then splitting off to the north (Duluth, MN) and to the south (Kansas City, MO). The train line was nicknamed the "Corn Belt" for the freight it carried along the rails from the Midwestern corn area which depended on this railway for transport of their goods."
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
storage for a garden club
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Great Western
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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