Verona, Illinois
The images below where taken at the Santa Fe Depot in Verona Illinois by Roderick Irwin of Chicago Illinois. Roderick was said to have lost a few fingers in a chemistry accident while he was attending the University of Illinois. After the accident he dropped out of college and taught himself morse code to keep him busy. He later became a telegraph oerator for the railroad. Roderick was a operator at the Verona Depot, he took these series of photos and wrote the letter to Mark S.
This view of the Deopt was taken on August 24th, 1953.
This view of the Deopt was taken on Decemeber 24th, 1962.
This view of the Interlocking Machine was taken on Decemeber 24th, 1962.
This view of the Interlocking Machine was taken on Decemeber 24th, 1962.
This view of the Interlocking Machine was taken on Decemeber 24th, 1962.
This letter was sent to Mark S. with the photos on this page:
April 11, 1984
" Dear Mark,
Here are long last are the Verona, Illinois photos I promised you.
Sorry for the delay - have had them for some time, just never got
around to getting them off to you. This plant, of course, is the type
of ground - level of 'horizontal leadout' plant shown in the system
standards for depots with large bays to accomadate interlocking machine.
The floor of the bay was a couple of feet higher than the floor of the
building & reached by a couple of steps.
- Rod"