Carpenter had two railroads. The Milwaukee Road and Chicago Great Western each operated lines through the area. Today, the CGW is gone; while the MILW is operated by Canadian Pacific (DM&E).
In addition, the Illinois Central operated a line near here. It is now Canadian National. Carpenter also includes the small towns of Mona, Meltonville and Otranto. Portions of the area lie in Worth County.
Bridges
Steel Stringer Bridge over Deer Creek
CN Otter Creek Bridge
Concrete Slab Bridge over Otter Creek
DM&E Cedar River Bridge (Otranto)
Pratt Pony Truss Bridge over Cedar River
DM&E Deer Creek Bridge
Pratt Pony Truss Bridge over Deer Creek
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