Sunday, May 5, 2024

Goodland, KS: Rock Island Depot & Roundhouse and Grain Elevators

Depot: (Satellite?)
Roundhouse: (Satellite)
East Elevators: (Satellite)
Main Elevators: (Satellite)
West Elevators: (Satellite)
Fertilizer Supply: (Satellite)

This Rock Island route is now operated by Kyle Railroad in the documentation I found.

Gary Hosek posted
RI Depot - Goodland, Kansas - C1910.

Karl Rethwisch posted
Goodland, KS., 09/16/2019.
Jerry Krug The Kyle Railroad? No; a new owner right?

I saved the roundhouse footprint image in case they ever clean up the land.
Satellite

Sep 16, 1953 @ 56,000; ARA001270030395

1966 Goodland Quad @ 24,000

In addition to lots of elevators, the town has some serious ground piles.
Satellite

A pile is being built in the above image while a pile is being removed in the below image. So is this harvest season and they have to get rid of last year's crop as they store this year's crop?
Satellite

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