That's insane! How is that even legal? Let me know when it's up for sale!
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That is insane. Best Railfan house ever. I would assume either the house was built on to (which looks very possible), or the road was widened and the railroad used eminent domain to move the alignment.
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Whatever the issue, I would bet that a legal "understanding" exists between IAIS and the homeowner.
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A really interesting image...the house looks relatively "new"...as seen by the new porch, siding and roofing.
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Dang, is that a B&B? If so, they just got some free press...
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The railroad was almost certainly there first, but the enticing riverfront views outweighed the annoyance of a few trains passing a day, and so people built houses in what little space was left. If it were a busy mainline, there most certainly would not be houses there. It must take quite a few back-and-forths to get the car into that position!
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In the Real Estate profession, we call that External Obsolescence! Glad that property is not in my neck of the woods. Where are where do you find comps for this one?
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It seems that would be an ideal location for a railfan home, but what if the train derails ?
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That B&B just opened in November 2007, on the shores of the lake in Peoria. No mention of the railroad tracks running past the front door on their website though -- maybe they think that isn't their highest selling point? Here is their website: http://www.PortGalenaInn.com/
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It might be a B&B... the sign on the side of the house seems to say "PORT GALENA INN"....
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| Posted by on March 26, 2008 | |
In the old days the morning and afternoon Peoria Rockets used to rip up and down this line. No wonder they had to disconnect the "nose-cam" in the LWT-12 on the Jet Rocket which was linked to a monitor in the lounge car. I suspect that there wasn't a deck on the railroad side of the dwelling at that time.
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| Posted by uprr. on March 26, 2008 | |
Best railfan house ever!
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Is this part of the line the connects Chicago, Des Moines, and the Quad Cities? Is it this line that is part of the Chicago Hub Network? Surely those high-speed trains would have to slow down or the state would use eminent domain to remove that house.
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To add to my previous comment: This used to be a private residence and apparently was, just a few months ago, turned into a B&B. If you click on "Peoria Heights," you can see from previous photos that the "INN" was added very recently. This line runs south from the East-West ex-Rock Island mainline at Bureau, IL, and sees only a few trains a day, moving along quite slowly at this location for obvious reasons - there are no "high speed" passenger trains running anywhere near Peoria.
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Nice shot, Crag! I imagine that the speed limit is pretty slow. Anybody know what the limit is?
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I always wanted to live in a house near the railroad, but I think this is a bit more "near" than I meant...:-D
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Sold this past July for $103k.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4406-N-Galena-Rd-Peoria-Heights-IL-61616/5126855_zpid/
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