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 ATSF depot at Plainview, TX, 4/26/24. Built in 1910, it appeared to be vacant today. 

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 Union Pacific and the right side served the Milwaukee Road. It's been city owned since 2000.

Ex-UP depot at Concordia, KS, 5/10/24. Built in 1917, it's now the "Orphan Train Museum".

Former ATSF depot at Artesia, NM, 4/27/24. Built in 1912, today it serves as their visitors center.

Former ATSF depot at Tulia, TX, 4/26/24. Built in 1918, it was acquired by the city in 1991 and appears to be unused.

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.

Ex-ATSF depot at Kingman, KS, 5/09/24. Built in 1911 and used until the 1950's. After falling into disrepair, locals did some restoration  beginning in the 1990's. Current ownership and use is unclear.

Former ATSF depot at Fairmont, NE, 4/24/24. It's now used by the BNSF.

Former CB&Q depot at York, NE, 5/10/24. It's now used by the BNSF.

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