Ottawa, KS: Santa Fe Railyard and Museum/Depot

Railyard: (Satellite, most of the railyard is gone.)

Depot: (Satellite, 254 photos)

Kansas Travel at KansasTravel.org posted
This post card shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad yard in Ottawa, Kansas, about 1911
Robert Chitwood: Wooden box cars were constructed here.
Jim Goff: So this is looking south?
Robert Chitwood: Jim Goff Yes

Street View, Jul 2014

Passenger trains had to do a backing maneuver to access this station.

1956 Ottawa North and South Quads @ 24,000

Susan, Feb 2018

Art LH posted four photos with the comment: "Ottawa Kansas."

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When we moved into Downers Grove, IL, in 1976, the town had a drug store that still had a soda fountain. The machines on the right under the calendar were used to stir the milk and malt shakes. They were made with real ice cream.

Susan, Feb 2018