Affectionately called "The Dummy" this railroad served Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico From 1909 to 1953.
The Depot pictured here is the original Hooppole Station, it is an imposing edifice that served as depot, freight office and general business premises of the line, it has been completely restored and stands at the North end of Merchant Street.
From Hooppole, Illinois to Tampico by way of Yorktown and Aliceville stretched 12.7 miles of track that was almost always hidden by trees and tall grass, A connection was made with the Burlington's Mendota-Denrock-Clinton Branch at Tampico and the HY&T uses the Burlington depot at that end. Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico Railroad paid taxes to three counties: Henry, in which Hooppole is Located, Bureau, and Whiteside. Yorktown is in Bureau County and Tampico is in Whiteside. In 1947 the total population of all towns on the HY&T was about 1000.