Hoquiam, WA: 1914 Dept. of Motor Vehicles/Northern Pacific Depot and Caboose

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Street View, May 2024

Rob Arnold posted
In 1899, the Northern Pacific arrived in Hoquiam, Washington, in Grays Harbor County.  They built a nice depot there in 1914, which served passengers until 1955 and freight runs until 1981.  Fortunately, the depot was preserved and restored and now serves as a Department of Motor Vehicles office.  The rail line next to the depot is still there and is used by the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad.  Photo by Robert A. Arnold

Monte Dodge: Worked the afternoon switcher there in late 1980 , We still weighed cars , went out to the horn over bridge 3.2 to switch the plywood mill , Had a clerk Gene Cummings , Steve Carter , even a roundhouse with a former man and two workers .

Tom Weber posted two photos with the comment:

The Historic Hoquiam Depot at 719 8th Street in Hoquiam, Washington, is a preserved 1914 railroad station built by the Northern Pacific Railway.

The Northern Pacific Railway arrived in Hoquiam in 1899 and constructed the current depot building in 1914 to handle the region's growing passenger and freight traffic.

Passenger rail service at the station concluded in 1955, while freight operations continued until August 1981.

The Burlington Railroad donated the depot to the city of Hoquiam in 1992.

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This topo map made it easy to find the depot.

1957/60 Hoquiam Quad @ 24,000