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Viewing Album:  Union Depot RR Museum - Mendota, IL - 2008
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:5/25/2008 - 10/27/2008
Album Info:We visited the railroad museum at Mendota, IL, twice during the year 2008 - once in sunny May and again in gray skies of October.
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  A welcoming sign to the Union Depot RR Museum in Mendota, IL, stands outside the combined Amtrak and railroad museum.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:17 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Breaking the Praire Museum
Title:  Breaking the Praire Museum
Description:  This musuem sits directly across from the Union Depot museum and has several railroad related items like the CBQ watchtoweer.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:25 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Historical Plaque on Railroads and Mendota History
Title:  Historical Plaque on Railroads and Mendota History
Description:  Interesting read on the history of the town and its connection to railroads.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:30 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum and Amtrak Station
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum and Amtrak Station
Description:  The north end of the Union Depot is the only part of a large 1885 Union Depot that once housed a hotel, restuarant and waiting rooms. Most of the structure was torn down in 1942. The part remaining was converted into a museum in 1997 and also serves as the Amtrak depot as well.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:36 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  This is one of the original waiting rooms from the 1885 Union Depot that survived demolition in 1942. It now houses the Amtrak service to the community.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:40 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Here is another view of the original Union Depot waiting room with its ticket window under the clock and schedule board to the right.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:44 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Typical barred ticket window in the Union Depot.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:48 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  One of the curious but very interesting points of the museum is the collection of various pieces of railroad equipment thrown together on the flatbed of a speeder in the back room. To a train enthusiast, it is truly fun going through and identifying different pieces. Some are labeled and some aren't which adds to the fun - well, at least for some of us!
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 5:59:54 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Kerosene railroad lanterns are a sign of times long ago.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:00 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  The speeder in the back room of the museum holds a hodge-podge assortment of railroading items.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:04 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  This part of the museum is newly constructed in 1997 to extend the remaining north part of the 1885 Union depot. Originally there would have been a hotel, restaurant and other waiting rooms on this location.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:11 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  A railroad hodge-podge like this may not be interesting to many but a rail enthusiast would find it fascinating.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:15 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  More railroad hodge-podge collection.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:19 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Every major depot and station had an REA cart like this to handle the load of baggage and packages that was part of the railroading scene.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:23 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 2-8-2 #4978 now has a permanent home at the museum. It was built in 1923 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works at the original cost of $55,296.00 and provided service at Mendota in its working days.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:28 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 4978(2-8-2)
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Face to face with steam locomotive CBQ #4978. The two arm semaphore almost looks like someone is trying to add rabbit ears to the picture!
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:32 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 4978(2-8-2)
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  This wooden CBQ caboose was under renovation when we visited in May. Other nicknames for caboose are "waycar", "crummy", "shack", "shanty", "chariot" and "buggy" just to name a few.,
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:42 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Caboose lanterns like this one, known as marker lights, would be prominently displayed at the end sides of a caboose to "mark the end" of the train.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:48 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  The yellow "Gandy Dancer" and crew car provide a short trip at the museum to recreate what it would be like to ride one. The Cadilac & Lake City diner car, "American View", is another car in the Mendota railroad museum.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:00:56 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Closeup of the Cadillac & Lake City diner car, "American View" at the Mendota, IL, museum.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:01 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  The "Gandy Dancer Express" gives visitors a short ride on a small stretch of track the Mendota, IL, railroad mueum.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:04 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Information sign about the massive HO model train layout inside the museum.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:35 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  The massive layout depicts Mendota in the 1930-40's when train traffic was high. I have forgotten the gentleman who operated the layout for us. Can anyone provide a name?
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:39 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:42 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  Besides the layout, there is a nice collection of pre- and post-war model trains and equipment.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:47 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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BNSF ROW north
Title:  BNSF ROW north
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:51 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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BNSF 9484
Title:  BNSF 9484
Description:  One of the locomotives that run throught Mendota is this SD70MAC unit under the Mendota water tower.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:55 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  BNSF 9484(SD70MAC)
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BNSF 9494
Title:  BNSF 9494
Description:  Closeup of the parked BNSF SD70MAC unit.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:00 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  BNSF 9494(SD70MAC)
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BNSF 9484 & 2039
Title:  BNSF 9484 & 2039
Description:  A pair of parked BNSF locos at Mendota, IL.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:04 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  BNSF 9484(SD70MAC) BNSF 2039(GP38-2)
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BNSF Yard House
Title:  BNSF Yard House
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:08 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  A wooden Chicago, Burlington and Quincy caboose, #14451, sits outside the museum as testament to the importance of the CB&Q to Mendota history.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:12 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  This Illinois Central REA mail storage car, #508, is a rare one at the museum. The IC was also an important rail line that helped build the town of Mendota, IL.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:15 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  The Milwaukee Road also came through town but much later than the IC & CBQ. This combo baggage/coach car is an excellent example of one that might have passed through town.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:19 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Union Depot RR Museum
Title:  Union Depot RR Museum
Description:  This Southern Pacific lounge/cafe car, the Golden Trencher, is a little out of place in Mendota, IL, but a fine example of a Chicago Pullman Works built car and did travel through Illinois enroute from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:23 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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BNSF ROW
Title:  BNSF ROW
Description:  Now this stretch of the former CBQ is under BNSF control and it still runs past the Union Depot like its predecessor.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:02:27 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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MILW 2713
Title:  MILW 2713
Description:  Nicely restored passenger/baggage combo car at the museum.
Photo Date:  10/27/2008  Upload Date: 5/27/2020 6:01:22 AM
Location:  Mendota, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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