Equality, IL
L&N Railroad
Milepost: 411.47
Equality L & N Depot as 1937 flood waters recede
Courtesy of Gallatin County Historical Society
Equality Township
Saline County
St. Louis and Southeastern Milepost: 29
Estimated GPS Coordinates: 37.732244,-88.341076
History
Equality was a midpoint between Eldorado and Junction. On April 16, 1912, the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois directed the L & N Railroad to move the existing depot or construct a new one on lot 21. The depot had previously been located at this location but moved for an unknown reason. The depot was engulfed during the 1937 and photos provide a glimpse of the flood.
Equality Map
US Post Office, Equality
Equality Louisville and Nashville Depot Map 1925
Gallatin County Historical Society Facebook Post
Equality 1938 Aerial View
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Equality L&N Depot Aerial Photo, 1/26/1937
National Archives
Locomotive #1 at Equality, IL
Courtesy of Gallatin County Historical Society
Equality L&N Water Tank 1916 Destroyed by Fire in 1916
Gallatin County Historical Society
Former crossing of Shawnee Forest Road
Facing Eldorado
Equality, IL
Photo by David Cantrell
Curve along Saline River at Shawneetown
Former Equality Depot was around the Bend
Photo by David Cantrell