Depot: (
3D Satellite)
Roundhouse: (
Satellite)
Richard Crabtree
posted four images with the comment:
The beautiful Union Depot in Grand Junction, Colorado
Built by the Denver & Rio Grande for use by them and the Colorado Midland Railway.
The ground was broke in early 1905 for the Depot with foundation going in in April of 1905. The cost of the Depot was $60,000.00
On the evening of April 17th 1906, The Depot was opened for business.
Today the depot is slated for a restoration ~ I am glad that the grand old lady of Grand Junction is being saved!
Photo 1) Union Depot Grand Junction Colorado 1906 Photo George Lytle Beam
Denver Public Library Digital Collection
Photo 2) Plans for the Union Depot Grand Junction Colorado 1905 for the Denver & Rio Grande
Photo 3) 1919 Sanborn Map Grand Junction Co
Photo 4) Grand opening night The Daily Sentinel April 17 1906
Paul Hindenburg: Actually the depot opened the day of the San Francisco Earthquake. Within days it was transformed into a hospital- refugee center. A little know fact is that trains carrying survivors who had been made homeless were sent all over the West. Grand Junction opened its doors and hearts to them.
As to the restoration the depth is privately owned and estimates it will take over $2 to 3 million to restore. He is committed to finding the funds.
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Redeker Rail Video & Photography posted
Amtrak AMTK 160 (GE P42DC) Train #6 Eastbound California Zephyr Grand Junction, Colorado 2/12/2024 |
With the the curved wall and the service pits, this has to be the remnants of a roundhouse foundation.
The roundhouse does not show up on the oldest high-res topo that is available. The map depicts the location of the depot as larger than it really is. I checked a 1958 aerial photo, and it is as big today as it was back then. That is, the depot was not scaled back since this map was produced.
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The roundhouse was indeed torn down by the time the map was produced.
It is hard to tell if it was ever bigger than the remnant that we see today. I could find no evidence of a larger roundhouse in the bigger yard on the east side of town.
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