I lived in Danville on Myers St. Right across front the C&EI depot, it was still going until I believe 1972 until it shut down, we moved in that neighborhood in 1968 when I was 5.
@@Robbi496 You must not have been there in years or you are confusing the Dearborn station area with the former Grand Central Station property (former B&O yards) that are known locally as the 78 which is the area just west of the Rock Island commuter line west of Clark St. As far as Dearborn Park goes its 1 phase ended at Roosevelt Rd the 2 nd phase which was built late 1980s included the southern part of the terminal Area (think the C&EI and Erie freight houses) and extends all the way to the St. Charles Airline . Also the old Meadowlark refrigerated freight house has also been converted to condos. I have a friend that lives there.
I grew-up in Danville, IL and lived about one block from their tracks on Plum St. The passenger station was 4 blocks away and the C&EI shops was bout 8 blocks away. We played around the train station and C&EI shops growing up. My last trip on the C&EI was an evening train from the Chicago's Dearborn Street station to Danville on leave in the Navy.
I love these old locomotives. They are the ones I watched growing up in Indiana. Thanks for the memories. 😊
Thank you for watching glad you enjoyed it
both my father and uncle worked for the C&EI out of danville and hoopston for over 30 years .
Very cool! I had an HO scale C&EI EMD BL2 loco as a kid.
Thank you for watching glad you enjoyed it. Very cool that you had a ho scale model as well.
I lived in Danville on Myers St. Right across front the C&EI depot, it was still going until I believe 1972 until it shut down, we moved in that neighborhood in 1968 when I was 5.
Oh wow thanks for sharing and watching our video.
my father and uncle both worked there .
I saw the Danville Flyer in 1969. It was sad little train
Great information glad you got to see that train
If you stand on Roosevelt Road looking north to Dearborn Street, it is all weeds!
thanks for that information
Actually it's an upscale housing development known as Dearborn Park and has been since the mid- 1980s
Not at Roosevelt Road, Dearborn Park ends at Taylor Street. South of there it is all weeds, with some grassy areas
@@Robbi496 You must not have been there in years or you are confusing the Dearborn station area with the former Grand Central Station property (former B&O yards) that are known locally as the 78 which is the area just west of the Rock Island commuter line west of Clark St. As far as Dearborn Park goes its 1 phase ended at Roosevelt Rd the 2 nd phase which was built late 1980s included the southern part of the terminal Area (think the C&EI and Erie freight houses) and extends all the way to the St. Charles Airline . Also the old Meadowlark refrigerated freight house has also been converted to condos. I have a friend that lives there.
Used to see this railroad a lot rolling through Chicago Heights, Il. when I was a kid. Now have this in O scale.
Great to hear that. Thanks for sharing
I grew-up in Danville, IL and lived about one block from their tracks on Plum St. The passenger station was 4 blocks away and the C&EI shops was bout 8 blocks away. We played around the train station and C&EI shops growing up. My last trip on the C&EI was an evening train from the Chicago's Dearborn Street station to Danville on leave in the Navy.
I thnk the train to Joppa, IL lasted until the early to mid 1960's?
I’ll have to confirm with Paul if it did I’ll let you know on the weekend
I didn’t get a chance to ask Paul about your question on Saturday he didn’t stay at the club that long. I’ll have to ask him next time
Daltan Illinois is spelled Dolton. Ran through there for 22 years. Buffet is pronounced buff-ay.
Thanks for the corrections and thank you for watching we appreciate it.
Immediately after 4-1-76, CR leases quite a few MP GP35s.
I saw several of these. They lasted about 6 months.