History

    Not to be confused with the Addison Railroad of Vermont and Rutland fame, this line was in Illinois.  In the late 1800's, Addison Illinois had a festival that attracted so many people that it became apparent by 1890 that Addison needed to be connected with the rest of the country's rail system.  A 2.13 mile branch was constructed from Addison to South Addison and a connection with the IC's Chicago to Freeport line.

    While the entire line has been abandoned, much of the right-of-way just west of Addison Road is still clearly visible, especially from aerial views online.  In addition, the depot at Addison still stood, at least as late as 2005.

    Because it was so small, I decided to use a portion of one of the IC's condensed track profiles instead of my normal maps.  Either the IC mislabeled Addison Road, or it has been renamed since then.

Map

 1890?

 1892

 Abandoned

 None Known