A few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Wombie and I went on a roadtrip around Media, Illinois to see the old train trestle. It wasn't hard to find and I took a lot of pictures that day. Think I can find them? Nope. I think I know where they might be and I'll look for them later, but they may be lost forever.
The real historical factor of the trestle was the fact that it was such a vital artery for war materiel during World War II that it was guarded by the military. On my last visit to Northlandia Neighbor Tim and I took off toward Spoonies in London Mills for lunch but I wanted to detour a bit and show it to him. He enjoys a good historical story and I thought I had come up with a pretty good trifecta: bike ride, lunch, history.
I came into town and stopped at the old high school that, by the way, was the place my Dad went to school. It is still standing, oddly, in an era of bringing old things down. I decided I needed Tim's GPS to find the road where the old thing was and its always nice to stop and talk things over. A guy was in his garage across the street so I walked over and asked him where the old trestle was.
He said we were too late. He explained that last year they tore it down and built a new span. And that was that.
Above is a video I found on YouTube. If I find the odl pics I took I'll post them soon.
The real historical factor of the trestle was the fact that it was such a vital artery for war materiel during World War II that it was guarded by the military. On my last visit to Northlandia Neighbor Tim and I took off toward Spoonies in London Mills for lunch but I wanted to detour a bit and show it to him. He enjoys a good historical story and I thought I had come up with a pretty good trifecta: bike ride, lunch, history.
I came into town and stopped at the old high school that, by the way, was the place my Dad went to school. It is still standing, oddly, in an era of bringing old things down. I decided I needed Tim's GPS to find the road where the old thing was and its always nice to stop and talk things over. A guy was in his garage across the street so I walked over and asked him where the old trestle was.
He said we were too late. He explained that last year they tore it down and built a new span. And that was that.
Above is a video I found on YouTube. If I find the odl pics I took I'll post them soon.
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