Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - South Freeport to Pearl City - Part 8

In Part 8 of our Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western series, we continue our journey to the northwest, visiting three former stations in Stephenson County, Illinois, that being South Freeport, Bolton, and Pearl City. We also visit the remains of the Crane Creek Bridge, as well as the small Spring Branch Bridge along Loran Road. Finally, we discuss a Rails-to-Trails Fail - a trail that might have been between Byron and Dubuque. Thanks for watching! Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE to support our channel! Brian & Joyce IMAGE CREDITS (in order of appearance) US Library of Congress, www.loc.gov Illinois Aerial Photos, clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu www.worthpoint.com Illinois Digital Newspapers (Byron Express) - idnc.library.illinois.edu "1888 Official Guide for Railways and Steam Navigation" www.google.com/books Stephenson County Historical Society www.facebook.com (William Shapotkin, Tony Brinkmeier, John Hallman, Linda Foley) www.newspapers.com (Freeport Journal Standard, The Post, Dixon Evening Telegraph, True Republican, Belvidere Daily Republican) www.ancestry.com (1894 and 1913 Stephenson County County Maps) www.bridgehunter.com www.ipp.org www.bing.com/maps "American Aerial County History Series" - John Drury, www.archive.org www.findagrave.com (Mark Hayden, Queenie Genie) www.familysearch.org (1880 US Census) www.flickr.com (Marty Bernard, James A Brown) David Rumsey Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com "History of Stpehenson County, Illinois" - Addison Fulwider, www.archive.org www.midjourney.com Illustrated Sydney News, Archives of New South Wales MUSIC CREDITS (YAL = YouTube Audio Library) Opening / Closing theme Dark Ages by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com License (CC BY 3.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... A New Continent by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8655-a-new-... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cinematic Building Strings Fast 130 by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8723-cinema... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Plastic or Paper by Wes Hutchinson (YAL) Sweet Uplifting Piano Presentation by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8647-sweet-... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/m... Flight Pack 1 - 2/6 (Rising) by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/177-flight-... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de Moving On by Wayne Jones (YAL) Night Runner by Audionautix License (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Spring Migration by The Great North Sound Society (YAL) Wintersong by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5722-winter... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Constance - The Descent by Kevin MacLeod License (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Epic intro by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8697-epic-i... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Tuath Dé Dunsany by Jesse Gallagher (YAL) Autumn Day by Kevin MacLeod License (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ The West by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3905-in-the... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist: https://incompetech.com SFX CREDITS (FS = www.freesound.org) Steam Whistle (71778) by Bidone (FS) Impact (376816) by original_sound (FS) License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... r09-70-building-on-fire (483313) by craigsmith (FS) Steam Railways #37 by BBC Sound FX Library #42 "Age of Steam" 3D MODEL CREDITS Great Western Station - Elizabeth Illinois Depot by TonyB ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks to fellow railway researchers and to the "All Things Pearl City, IL" group on Facebook TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00:00 Titles and Opening 00:00:23 Introduction 00:00:59 South Freeport 00:06:31 Crane Creek Bridge 00:10:02 Rails to Trail Fail 00:12:35 Bolton 00:19:21 Spring Branch Bridge 00:21:41 Pearl City 00:28:15 Closing 00:29:04 End Titles COPYRIGHT © 2022 EASTMONT MEDIA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. #history #Illinois #railroad #chicagogreatwestern #cgw #chicago #railways #stephenson #southfreeport #bolton #pearlcity #cranecreek