Bedford, PA: Pennsy Depot and Lost Wood Feed Mill

Depot: (Satellite, this building repurposed the depot's land.)

Mill: (Satellite)

PRR Bedford Branch History Preservationist posted
This is the PRR depot that was in Bedford Pa.

Keith Burkey: The former-PRR passenger station in Bedford was demolished in the 1970s.

Ed Johnson shared

Myer Souders commented on the above post
A little better photo of the station in 1875.

 

It appears that there were three grain elevators west of the depot.

Mar 3, 1966 @ 27,000; AR1VBKT00010003

I think the wood elevator in the middle of this facility was the one in the middle of the aerial photo.

Street View, Nov 2024

I used the verb "was" because this is the later view. It looks like the fertilizer supply part of the co-op might have survived.

Street View, Sep 2026

But Google Maps labels the co-op as "permanently closed." This view showing a lot of fertilizer spreader equipment is several years old. 

Street View, Jul 2023

Their website lists three other locations. And at least one of them has a modern feed mill. That would explain why this one was torn down.

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This map shows an industrial spur that used to serve the southern grain elevator.

1971 Bedford and 1968 Everett West Quads @ 24,000 via Dennis DeBruler

The two rectangles east of Richard Street are extant. But neither one of them is a depot.

Street View, Jul 2023

Grand Rapids, MI: Public Museum, 1905 Corliss Steam Engine and 1872 Chair Co.

Museum: (Satellite)

Chair: (Satellite)

I don't normally do general topic museums, but they normally don't have a big Corliss steam engine.

9:42 video @ 0:50
This Massive Steam Engine Is Still Turning After 120 Years

Andrew Gibson, Jan 2020

Matthew Parker, Apr 2023

Evanne Lehrke Brys, Jul 2024

It looks like they rent this hall as an event space.

Bruce Johnson, Apr 2021

samantha dubay, May 2023

Wendy Laney, Nov 2022

Grand Rapids Chair Company

Street View, Nov 2020

Street View, Aug 2018

Grand Rapids Historical Commission posted
The view looks southeast across the Grand River to the large Grand Rapids Chair Co. factory situated on the east bank of the river. The factory's dry kiln borders the river just to the left of the tall smokestack.

KenPatricia Modzeleski: Is that the old Baker furniture company? With the railroad trestle that crosses Monroe?

Tom Byle: Michael Page It was Grand Rapids Chair before Baker moved in. I’m pretty sure Baker built the addition that Mein operates out of today.

Karrel Johnson: This building is from 1872 and still stands. It's currently for sale for $12M last I checked.

Pete Walsh: Still there and at the time of this shot I think railroad tracks ran along the River and crossed Ann St. There was a bulk oil facility just north of Ann but the tracks might have gone further north to the Hydraulic Company Pump House to deliver coal. There was talk of it going to the Vets Facility but I am not sure if that ever happened.

Michael Page commented on the above post
Several of my ancestors worked at GR Chair. This photo is from the Library of Congress. 
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Joyce Upper commented on the above post
This is from the trail behind building currently under construction.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Pete's comment
It looks like Grand Trunk had a spur down the east side of the river to Michigan Street. 1914 Grand Rapids Quadrangle @ 62,500

Eugene, OR: Amtrak/SP Depot and Roundhouse

Depot: (Satellite)

Roundhouse: (Satellite)

Street View, Jun 2024

Was this the freighthouse? It is just east of the depot.

Street View, Jul 2019

Track side:

Street View, Jun 2024

Marty Bernard posted two photos with the comment: "Inside Eugene, OR depot on October 3, 2014.  The Coast Starlight and a few Cascades call there."

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Dan Joseph, Nov 2019

The roundhouse has been replaced by a diesel-service building.

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Jason Leverton, Jul 2023

Southern Pacific used to be all over the place here.

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Now Coos Bay Rail Line operates the branch towards the ocean and Central Oregon & Pacific operates the other branch to the south.

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The Eugene engine house is at the northern end of the CO&P.

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Mullet Lake, MI: Residence/Michigan Central Depot

(Satellite)

Thumbwind posted

**Michigan Central Depot at Mullett Lake, Michigan**

Adults and children gather outside the Michigan Central depot at Mullett Lake. A child stands in the open doorway. The little station has a steep corner roof, broad eaves and signs reading “Mullet Lake.”

The railroad reached the community in 1881, helping the lakeshore settlement grow. A 1925 passenger timetable places Mullet Lake between Birchwood and Cheboygan on the route to Mackinaw City. The depot later became a private residence, giving the old station another use after its railroad years.

https://michigan4you.com/history-of-mullett-lake-michigan/mc-depot/

Street View, Jan 2024

The railroad is now a trail.

1957/59 Mullett Lake Quad @ 62,500

Saluda, NC: Museum/Southern Depot

Original: (Satellite, so why was it moved over a bridge in 1983?)

Current: (Satellite)

The claim to fame of Saluda, NC, is that it is at the summit of the Saluda Grade.

Street View, Dec 2016

There was a gap in the dates for the street views so the incredible growth of the trees by the sidewalk was emphasized.

Street View, Sep 2021

Saluda Depot Museum posted

Did You Know in 1983 the Saluda Depot was moved to its present location to help preserve this important piece of railroad history? 

Though now sitting perpendicular to Main Street and the tracks, the Depot retains its original architectural character. The move helped ensure that this important part of Saluda’s railroad story would be preserved for generations to come!

Come by the Saluda Depot Museum in Saluda, NC to learn more about the historic depot and railroad history of Saluda, NC.

Museum Hours:

Thursday-Saturday 12-4PM

Sunday 1-4PM

SaludaDepotMuseum
"First passenger trains into Saluda Depot"

SaludaGradeTrail

This photo caused me confusion because I read the caption as the depot was on the bridge. Looking closer, it must be on the road that goes to the bridge. But I can't reconcile this photo with a satellite map.

SaludaDepotMuseum
"Depot being moved across bridge in 1983."

A comment said the depot was north of the tracks. And the photos show that it was near a curve in the road. So the depot was the rectangle on the left side of this excerpt. This is when I realized that the depot was never moved over the bridge.

Mar 30, 1955 @ 33,000; AR1VDX000020172

SaludaDepotMuseum

D Guti, May 2026

They have a Christmas Tree on display in March.

R Mayer, Mar 2023

Jessica Mitchum, Oct 2023

D Guti, May 2026

This showed up in my feed while I was writing these notes.

Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "Saluda crest from the ground - The steepest mainline grade in the United States crested in the small town of Saluda NC.  The last train climbed in 25 years ago and it's destined to become a rail trail."

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