Bishop Hill Heritage Association recently issued the following announcement.
Returning to our weekly look at the BHHA Collection, this week, we take a look at Bishop Hill’s Train Depots. The first depot was built in 1871, after the completion of the Rock Island & Peoria branch line. This station included a depot, siding track, and watering tank with two pipes. It was located at the east end of Lindstrom Street, just north of the Bishop Hill cemetery.
In 1901, a major realignment project resulted in the straightening of the track between Cambridge and Galva. This project also caused the Bishop Hill track and depot to be moved to a spot one mile east of town. In 1933, the depot was closed after passenger service was discontinued.
The accompanying photograph, from our archives, is of the first train depot.
Original source can be found here.
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