OAKLAND LANDMARKS INC

OAKLAND, IL

Hanging onto Hayes When M396 had the IC heritage unit 3008 leading it earlier this year, my buddy and I had originally only planned to start our day at Hayes, but we decided to go find it, hence our viewing at Tuscola previously. It was a pretty easy race to Hayes thanks to the speed restrictions in and around Tuscola at the time. Hayes has been my go-to spot on the IC this year it seems like, I think I'm subconsciously making up for missing the old Lodge elevator.

At any rate, the classic Hayes elevator makes a wonderful framing device for CN3008 and CN3219 as they lead M396 north towards Champaign. They'll stop there for yard work, though we didn't follow beyond there. Something else caught our attention to the west after we saw them into town... — Hanging onto Hayes Credit: Leo Blackwelder

Oakland Landmarks Inc is a non-profit organization located in Oakland, Illinois. The organization was founded in 1976 with the goal of preserving the historical landmarks in the Oakland area. Oakland Landmarks Inc is made up of a group of volunteers who are passionate about preserving the history and culture of the town.

The organization has been successful in preserving many historical buildings in the area, including the Oakland Carnegie Library, which was built in 1908 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other landmarks that the organization has helped preserve include the Oakland City Hall, the Oakland Flour Mill, and the Oakland Illinois Central Railroad Depot.

Oakland Landmarks Inc also offers educational programs and tours for visitors interested in learning more about the town's history. The organization hosts an annual Heritage Festival, which includes a parade, historical exhibits, and live entertainment.

Overall, Oakland Landmarks Inc plays an important role in preserving and celebrating the history of Oakland, Illinois. The organization's efforts have helped to ensure that the town's landmarks and historical sites will be enjoyed by future generations.

OAKLAND LANDMARKS INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in OAKLAND IL. US MID #8401700521

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

Second Choice Hayes old grain elevator makes for an interesting sight beside the CN 8952, the Grand Trunk heritage unit. This elevator hasn't been used in many decades, but still manages to stand proudly in the fields. It's a treat to still be able to shoot it.

Originally, our plan with 8952 and E271 was to shoot it at Pesotum, however thanks to its work in Champaign, long shadows were eclipsing our shot. Not ideal, so we bailed on that and decided to go for Hayes. I toyed with various angles at the elevator, but finding something I was happy with was a struggle, though I've got ideas for future shots here for sure. The tight frame may not be the best for this spot, but I decided to give it a go anyway. Good learning experience here anyways.

Impending Doom There's always been junk on the ground around the grain elevator at Metcalf, IL. Seems like every time I visit I'm left wondering if that's a sign of its impending demolition or what. My last venture down to shoot DREI's 101, I wasn't sure how to shoot Metcalf. It's an awkward area, but the metal junk around the elevator caught my eye and so I shot the then-new GP59 and its 'SD45' cohorts. I would learn just a few weeks later that the feeling that nagged me every time was there for a reason, and that the Metcalf elevator had been demolished. Though it wasn't a particularly pretty one, it is always a shame to lose more elevators. Suffice to say, I wish I had shot the elevator itself here, but alas. Maybe there's some lesson to be learned here... Like if you see a pile of junk in front of a grain elevator, go shoot the elevator.

Yeah, that seems like a good lesson to me.

Marginal Improvements You know how they say 'if you got nothing nice to say, don't say it at all?' Well, yeah, that's pretty reasonable for pretty much any context. Anyway, I have a lot of negative things to say about CNs take on the Illinois Central heritage unit. But then don't we all? However, I will say one nice thing this time. I completely missed it until my buddy pointed it out the other day, but CN evidently removed the IPO25 sticker on the sides of the nose like a year ago. It certainly makes the unit look a little better than it did previously. Promise I won't complain about the... issues this time around.

We started our chase of the CN 3008 down in Tuscola. Starting at about South Tuscola, something is putting on a speed restriction of just 35mph between that end of the siding and CP Champaign. It's been like this for over a week, I dunno what's up with that. Anyway, it made chasing this fella down that much easier. Can't complain about that, hey?

CN3008 (IC Heritage) / CN3219 (CN100), CN M396 @ Tuscola, IL

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OAKLAND LANDMARKS INC
PO BOX 84
OAKLAND
IL
61943-0084

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MID #	8401700521
Name	OAKLAND LANDMARKS INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	311655262
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.654885, -88.02732
CODES	FIPS State Code: 17 FIPS County Code: 029 US Census Tract: 000100 US Census Block: 1068