Kankakee-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. On 8/28/1990, a category F5 (max. Wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.5 miles away from the Kankakee city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. View detailed information and reviews for 575 W Seneca St in Kankakee, Illinois and get driving directions with road conditions and live traffic updates along the way. The median home cost in Kankakee is Real Estate: $72,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 7.4%. SCHOOLS Kankakee public schools spend $13,327 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. There are about 15.8 students per teacher in Kankakee. Kankakee School District 111 240 Warren Ave Kankakee, IL 60901. P 815-802-7730 Fax: 815-936-8942. Questions or Feedback?.
Train Station Kankakee and Seneca Railroad Bonfield, Ill This is a mixed passenger and freight train
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Seneca, Illinois Kankakee and Seneca Railroad Tracks
Blue Line Marks the Course of the Kankakee and Seneca Rail Road
In 1881, the Chicago and Rock Island and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Saint Louis Rail Roads incorporated a joint venture to build a line between Kankakee and Seneca, Illinois. The K and S had its own crew and agents. Villages along the line included: Bonfield, Freilings, Union Hill, Coster, Gardner, Booth , Mazon, Wauponsee and Langham.
The K and S was a single track, standard gauge steam line. The track between Kankakee and Seneca was 42.2 miles. It also had a yard and side tracks totaling 6.7 miles. There were train stations in Bonfield, Essex, Gardner and Mazon. Only one of these still exists. This was at Bonfield. It was built in 1881. Its dimension were 50 feet in length; 20 feet wide; 16 feet high. There was a peaked roof. When the line ceased operations during the depression, the village sold the building to a local farmer. He moved it to his farm and used it a tool shed. The current owners of this farm offered the village the former train depot.
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The K and S offered passenger and freight service. However, like many other businesses during the depression, it ceased operation and was abandoned on February 24, 1933. There is very little evidence of the existence of this train line.
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Remnant of the K and S Line