Rusty,
I was in the Hinckley depot once or twice while it was an active agency in
the early to mid 70's. The agent at that time was a women(don't remember her
name) and if I recall correctly she handled all agency matters between Sugar
Grove and Shabbona at the time. Within a couple years that job was eliminated
and
all agency work was done from Steward(again keep in mind this was over 30
years ago). The depot then became a section (track depot) facility for several
more years. Direct passenger service to Hinckley would have ended when the day
C&I local came off. The locals folks called it the "dinky"(got this from a
resident years ago). Without researching the timetables I can't provide the
exact
timeframe the run came off but it would have been late 40's or early to mid
50's. The depot was on the North side of the mainline.
Leo
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