Narrow Gauge Depot - Lewistown, IL - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

County of Station: Fulton County
Location of Station: Washington Ave. & Jefferson St., Lewistown

Historic Marker on Site reads:

Narrow Gauge Depot

Railroad ran from Lewistown to Fairview
Completed early 1880's
Later Extended Havana To Galesburg.

William T. Davidson suggested in 1878 a railroad would benefit the community running from Havana to Lewistown, Cuba, Fairview and on to Galesburg. The Narrow Gauge Railway had 61 miles of railway with 180 curves (the curves were the reason for the nickname of "Peavine") with the train running from Fairview to Havana

Engine #1 pulled the first train from the northern Fairview terminus on October 28, 1880. The first train from Lewistown to Galesburg left at 10:00 a.m. on July 31, 1882 with one engine, one baggage car and one of the new coaches. In August 1882, the railway ran completely from Galesburg to Havana in 3 hours and 15 minutes. In 1905 the C.B. & Q had taken over the railway and installed standard gauge between Lewistown & Galesburg. The C.B. & Q petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the "Peavine" on April 23, 1934.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: C.B. & Q Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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