Vandalia Railroad Terminal Building - Vandalia IL
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kJfishman
N 38° 57.717 W 089° 05.922
16S E 318163 N 4314648
This old Vandalia Railroad Terminal Building is across the tracks from the old passenger depot. It probably being used by the The Vandalia Railroad Co. (VRRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp.
Waymark Code: WMRQBK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2016
Views: 5
This old Vandalia Railroad Terminal Building is across the tracks from the old passenger depot. It probably being used by the The Vandalia Railroad Co. (VRRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp.
The Vandalia Railroad Co. (VRRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, operates 3 miles of track in Vandalia, Illinois. The railroad's principal commodities are steel pipe, plastic pellets and fertilizer.http://pioneer-railcorp.com/vrrc.html
History of the original Vandalia Railroad from wikipedia
The ‘’’Vandalia Railroad’’’ was formed in 1905 by a merger of several lines in Indiana and Illinois including the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Rail Road and the St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute Railroad which covered a route from Indianapolis, Indiana to St. Louis, Missouri. Another route between Terre Haute, Indiana and Toledo, was created with the inclusion of the Terre Haute & Logansport and Logansport & Toledo branches.[1]
In 1917 the line was acquired by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad giving the Pennsylvania Railroad a direct route from New York City to St. Louis. In 1967 PRR merged with NYC to become Penn Central and in 1976 becoming part of Conrail. Much of the North-South line was abandoned with the Conrail formation but parts of the East-West line survive as part of CSX Transportation.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Vandalia Railroad Co.
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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