Great River Road, 2016

Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Photograph Collection (156 total)

These photographs, digitized by the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, are from some of the museums collections: the St. Louis Press Brick Company, churches, coal mining, farming, social organizations, railroads, and sports.

  • Collection: Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Photograph Collection
Thumbnail Title Description Date Date Added
Commuter Train Passing By Tower House Commuter train passing by tower house Unknown December 8, 2016
Steam Engine No. 730 Pulling Various Train Cars Steam Engine No. 730 Pulling Various Train Cars. Unknown December 8, 2016
Illinois Central Railroad Freight Train Pulled by Engine No. 408 Illinois Central Railroad Freight Train Pulled by Engine No. 408 with railroad workers. Unknown December 8, 2016
Chicago & North Western Diesel Train No. 386 The diesel era photo is of Chicago & North Western train No. 386 northbound on the former Litchfield & Madison. Track in the foreground is the Illinois Central Railroad/Nickel Plate crossing and Glen Carbon tower would be just out of view to the right. Unknown December 8, 2016
Steam Train No. 1522 Steam Train No. 1522 Unknown December 8, 2016
Steam Engine No. 1522 Steam Engine No. 1522 Passing by a crowd of people. Unknown December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Train Depot Glen Carbon Train Depot with two people standing outside on the platform Unknown December 8, 2016
Glen Carbon Train Station With Two Men and a Dog Glen Carbon Train Station with two men and a dog standing outside on the platform. Unknown December 8, 2016
Two Men behind the Glen Carbon Railroad Station Two Men at the rear of the old frame red and yellow painted Illinois Central Station. The man on the right is Herman G. Keiser and the man on the left is unidentified rail car oilier. Unknown December 8, 2016
Train Arriving at the Glen Carbon Train Station Train arrives at the Glen Carbon train station to pick up passengers. Both the Illinois Central Railroad and Clover Leaf railroad provided passenger service to St. Louis several times a day, beginning at 6:00 am. One could spend the say in St. Louis, watch the Veiled Prophet parade, and still catch the 10:10 pm train home. Unknown December 8, 2016