Down by the Station.

  Railroads often had "standard designs" for their depots, but even then, designs varied widely from location to location. The following depots offer a variety of architectures...     [Note: all newly added stations (w/  ) will be on this 1st page; later moved to another page with an attempt to group by RR]

Former Union depot at Owatonna, MN, 9/08/24, built by CNW and MILW in 1887. In 1977 it was moved to a new site and is now commercially owned.

Former CNW depot from Volga, SD now at Tracy, MN's Wheels Across the Prairie Museum 9/08/24 photo.

Ex-MILW depot at Murdo, SD,  9/09/24.

Ex-NP depot at Chehalis, WA, 9/12/24. Built in 1917, it's now a museum.

AMTRAK depot at Pasco, WA, 9/17/24. Built by the City of Pasco in 1998, it serves as a regional transportion hub.

UP depot at Montpelier, ID, 9/19/24. Currently used by UP.

Ex-UP depot at Rock Springs, WY, 9/19/24. Built in 1900, it's in civic use today.

Ex-UP depot at Laramie, WY, 9/20/24.  

Cumbres & Toltec depot at Chama, NM, 5/07/24. Built in the late 1880's, today it serves as the ticketing office for tourist trains to Antonito, NM.

Former Rock Island depot at Sayre, OK, 4/26/24. Built in 1927, today it's owned by the Shortgrass Country Museum.

Ex-"Union Junction Depot " at Sheldon, IA,  5/23/24. Built in 1907, the left side served Chicago & Northwestern (CNW) and the right side served the Milwaukee Road. It's been city owned since 2000.

Ex-NP depot at Yakima, WA, 9/18/23. Built in 1912 and used until 1971, it's now a local business.