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Location DB > United States > Illinois > East St. Louis > B&O Complex  Name B&O Complex  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by oh-ten on 11/20/2008 4:52 AM last modified by S&J Explore on 9/1/2018 7:06 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: worth the trip  Physical Information Address East St. Louis, Illinois United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust flooding live rail lines  Interesting Features A former switching and sorting yard for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad this complex assembled trains bound for the west via the MacArthur, McKinley and Eads Bridges. Buildings include a workshop, a large roundhouse, a steam plant and other outbuildings  Security Measures wooden boarding  Historical Dates Built: 0 Closed: 0  Required Equipment gloves head protection long pants / sleeves towelettes a rope if you choose to climb a tree onto the embankment instead of going the easy way  Recommended Equipment  History The first railroad crossing at St. Louis was the Eads Bridge in 1876. Prior to that all rail traffic was carried across on barges necessitating a jungle of switching yards on the east riverfront. The area of East St. Louis was still marked by an incredible density of rail infrastructure into the mid-20th century. This early 20th century complex is typical of its type with steam engine maintenance facilities and operations buildings showing a variety of construction from heavy timber to steel.  Media Coverage  Future Plans This site will probably be cleared during the re-routing of interstate 55 caused by the proposed interstate 70 bridge to the north. Indeed it has.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Unofficial East St. Louis asbestos hop and turkey hunt 2008 Thu, Nov 20th, 2008 posted by oh-ten 25 pictures ohten visit summer 2009 Thu, Oct 8th, 2009 posted by oh-ten 10 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 9/2/2018 2:23 AM.  Latest Changes on Sep 2 18 at 2:23, Emperor Wang validated this location on Sep 1 18 at 19:06, S&J Explore changed the following: Status, Future Plans on Oct 8 09 at 4:45, Steed validated this location on Oct 8 09 at 1:50, oh-ten updated gallery ohten visit summer 2009 on Oct 8 09 at 1:50, oh-ten updated gallery picture Louver slats? on Oct 8 09 at 1:50, oh-ten updated gallery picture Storage building on Oct 8 09 at 1:50, oh-ten updated gallery picture Texture on Oct 8 09 at 1:49, oh-ten updated gallery picture Debris on Oct 8 09 at 1:49, oh-ten updated gallery picture Collapse II on Oct 8 09 at 1:49, oh-ten updated gallery picture Collapse  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 156 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739032339 pages have been generated.