Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 10, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1932 — RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNS NEAR ILLINOI. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNS NEAR ILLINOI.

Sunday evening the N. Y. C. bridge over a dredged ditch about one mile east of Illinoi burned and caused quite a delay to traffic. The Schneider Fire Dept. was called to the scene. The railroad promptly rebuilt the bridge and traffic was again resumed about 9 o’clock Monday morning. One of their fast meat trains was detoured Sunday night, via the Big Four at Schneider, and north. Last week the C. A. & S. Railroad had a derailment one mile north of Fair Oaks, with a result of nine cars on the right of way. One freight train was detoured via the Monon Route, from Fair Oaks, through Monon, up the Michigan Division, to LaCrosse. It is understood that quite a number of ‘side-door-pull-man-passengers’ were disappointed with the service the C. A. & S. offered them. It is no wonder the public is discouraged with railroads in general.