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C. & E. I. Railroad, Marion, Illinois

Posted on by January 9, 2014

C. & E. I. Train Depot 1904
C. & E. I. Train Depot 1904
C. & E. I. Railroad
C&EI Train Depot 1915
C. & E. I. Train Depot 1919

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Thanks to an article written in the 1970’s by Homer Butler in his series “Glances at life”, a chunk of railroad history has been salvaged. Homer interviewed Eugene Morrison, co-owner of Home Oil Company. Eugene’s father was F.E. Morrison, who came to Marion in 1903 as a telegraph operator. In 1905, he became agent for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad and held the position till he retired in 1925 to devote full time to the Home Oil Company which he and a brother had previously started. Continue reading →