IC 8051         
The Amboy depot was built in 1876 and was the division offices, housing the dispatchers, accountants, civil engineering and other staff. After only 18 years, the division offices were moved to Chicago. In 1967, the depot closed as an open agency. Today, it is on the National Register of Historic Places and houses the Amboy museum and has numerous IC artifacts. The "Gruber" crossed the BN's Burgess Jct-Denrock branch at Amboy.
Date: 5/25/1983 Location: Amboy, IL   Map Show Amboy on a rail map Views: 604 Collection Of:   Richard Kundert
Locomotives: IC 8051(GP10)    Author:  Richard Kundert
IC 8051
Picture Categories: Station,Action This picture is part of album:  ICG Amboy District Charter Line...."The Gruber"
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Mike Maskel General NICE SHOT 5/19/2016 12:48:16 PM
Andre Wehrle General Now there's scarely a trace of either right-of-way in Amboy. Their railroad past is, somewhat incongrously represented by one of the ex-GTW 0-8-0s saved from Northwestern Steel & Wire, positioned in about the same spot 8051 is in this photo. Better than nothing, I suppose. 7/2/2023 11:33:16 PM

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