Map 2-1. The plat for the route between downtown Urbana and the Illinois Central depot (the Doane House).  This is copied from Champaign County records.  Unfortunately, it is not as clear as might be wished, but the route is there!  Most of it is a straight east-west line parallel to, and about 200 feet south of, the Springfield Road (later called Springfield Avenue), which is the main east-west street on the map.  This became the private right-of-way for horse and later electric streetcars.  It was known informally as Railroad Street, but it was not a publicly-owned street until after the tracks had been removed.  The next two maps show the west (Champaign) and east (Urbana) ends of the map. Below is an enlargement of the map.