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Bryan Spanberger, a member of the Decatur Bicycle Club, helps load nearly 60 bikes onto a truck to be donated to the Salvation Army and the Christmas Care and Share program at the Decatur Bicycle Shoppe on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.
The Decatur Salvation Army and the Decatur Bicycle Club transport nearly 60 bikes for children in the Christmas Care and Share toy distribution at the Decatur Bicycle Shoppe on Thursday, Dec. 11.
Scott Magruder, owner of the Decatur Bicycle Shoppe, helps load up nearly 60 bikes from the Decatur Bicycle Club for the Christmas Care and Share program on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.
The Decatur Bicycle Club collected nearly 60 bikes for the Salvation Army and the Christmas Care and Share program at the Decatur Bicycle Shoppe on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.
17 photos of Staley railroads and railyards from the Herald & Review archives
Staley freight car 1958
10-16-1958 H&R tfile photo Some of the nearly 1,5000 freight car loads of soybeans in Decatur yesterday are shown near an elevator at the A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. Over 2,500 cars of beans were available to Decatur yesterday, the rest of them being held at half a dozen points in the area until rail space for them is available.
Staley grain car dumper 1951
11-4-1951 H&R file photo The A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.'s new grain car dumper is shown in action during a test last week. The dumper, biggest type available handles a 50-foot railroad car and can handle about 200 cars a day. It will go into service with the new elevator.
Staley model tank car 1956
12-28-1956 H&R file photo This photograph is the hndiwork of John rammel, Herald & Review Photographer, and not a railroad engineer who has lost his way. The model railroad tank car was photographed with a picture of the Staley Administration in the background.
Staley rail cars 1982
5-14-1982 H&R file photo
Staley rail shipments
6-2-1985 H&R file photo All of Staley's corn processing plants would be on Norfolk Southern lines if the Norfolk Southern-Conrail merger occurs.
Staley railroads 1930
Aug. 1930 H&R file photo
Staley railroads 1930
Aug. 1930 H&R file photo
Staley railyards 1930
11-8-1930 H&R file photo
Staley Tank car 1961
6-24-1961 H&R file photo The A.E.Staley Mfg. Co. fleet of rail cars is taking on a new look -- not so bright, but much cleaner looking.
Staley tank cars
Undated H&R file photo
Staley tank cars 1964
9-10-1964 H&R file photo 'Glucosi-Daisy,' the world's first all-stainless steel corn syrup tank car, is inspected by three Staley exectives. Left to right are Robert L. Lighthall, assistant to director of traffic, H. Clark Gidel, shipping inspector and R.L. Schuerman, director of the distribution division. A normal-size company tank car is connected to the new one.
Staley trackage 1929
1-26-1929 H&R file photo This photograph taken from top of the A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. elevator, looking eastward, showing much of the territory involved in the new trackage program announced Saturday.
Staley Wabash yards 1935
3-2-1935 H&R file photo The Wabash, whose locomotive shops and inner freight yards are in the right background, is expected by county officials to capture the doubtful honor of being the heaviest taxpayer in Macon County.
Staley yard aerial
undated H&R file photo
Staley yards 1927
10-16-1927 H&R file photo North side from Staley elevator
Staley yards 1930
4-16-1930 H&R file photo
Staley yards 1939
October 1939 H&R file photo Soybeans and corn cars in yards
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
