Thursday, July 11, 2024

Atchison, KS: CB&Q, Santa Fe and/or MoPac Depots

CB&Q: (Satellite)
Santa Fe and/or MoPac: (Satellite, the land has been repurposed. It was at the end of 3rd Street.)

Santa Fe's freight house is extant.

CB&Q Depot


Art LH posted
old CB&Q Station

Street View, Jul 2013

The CB&Q came from the north along the river. And may from the east across the bridge.
1893/93 Atchison Quad @ 125,000
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Santa Fe and/or MoPac Depot


Marty identifies the building as Santa Fe, but Art identifies it as MoPac. Was it shared? They did share the bridge that is just east of here.

Marty Bernard posted
ATSF Depot in Atchison, KS circa 1980. Alfred Teitl photo (maybe), Iowa Chapter NRHS collection

Mar 16, 1977 @ 38,000; AR1VEIV00010040

By habit, I started with the oldest aerial I could find that had decent resolution. When I could not find it, it occurred to me that the architecture of the building looked like the 1960s. Since Marty's photo indicates the depot was still standing in 1980, I got the above 1977 aerial. Knowing where to look, the 1947 aerial shows a much larger depot.
Nov 11, 1947 @ 17,000; AR1EBB000020033

Update:
Art LH posted
old Missouri Pacific station

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