Circa 1900 Mt.Carmel Illinois

[Roger Hensley]

This view of the backshop of the Big Four at Mt.Carmel IL pre-dates me riding my bicycle behind this building in the late '40s enroute to deliver my Dad's lunch to the "Ready Track" at the roundhouse prior to his departing on a 'trip' to Lyons [Danville, IL]. Interesting that the crane operator is posing on the main beam.
Larry Baggerly
[picture from Gene Millspaugh whose father worked as a Stationary Engineer here.]

[BR&P]

Great photo - thanks!