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Monday, October 26, 2026

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.
bfbcoop

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

Sunday, October 25, 2026

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.

Street View, Jan 2024

The railroad is now a trail.
1957/59 Mullett Lake Quad @ 62,500

Monday, October 19, 2026

Osage, IA: Sulfer Explosion, Wood Grain Elevator and IC Depot

Sulfur Storage: (Satellite)
Wood Elevator: (Satellite)
IC Depot: (Satellite)
Feed Mill: (Satellite)

Oct 17, 2026, 7:36am fire engine dispatch:
wcfcourier
"The Osage Fire Department stated on its Facebook page that the structure may smolder or burn for the next couple of days. If smoke becomes an irritant, residents are advised to keep their windows closed."

Once again, we see that supplying fertilizer is an important service provided by a co-op. The building that burned is near the top of this image.
Satellite

The elevator has grown a lot, but it still has its wood elevator core. This former-IC route is still owned by CN, and it is obvious that CN provides rail service.
Street View, Oct 2024

I think potash is another fertilizer.
Street View, Oct 2024

I recognize this L-shaped building as a classic IC-depot design. Since it is still close to the tracks and well maintained, I presume that CN now uses it as an office.
Street View, Oct 2024

The concrete silos peaking above the depot in the above view are part of a feed mill. Feed must be heavy because the trailer has three axles.
Street View, Oct 2024

Actually, I noticed that the rear axle is not touching the ground. So its purpose is not to reduce road impact but to accommodate soft gravel driveways on farms. The augur is mounted on the front of the trailer, normally they are on the back. This mounting makes sense because the driver doesn't have to backup to the farmer's feed storage, and the driver has a good view of the end of the auger as it approaches the feed bin. 
Street View, Oct 2024

A different street view driver caught three feed trucks. Again, they have extra axles that normally don't touch the road.
Street View, Aug 2021

You know you are in a rural town when you have to stop for a combine.
Street View, Oct 2024

The concrete silos for the feed mill would have been a grain elevator along the CGW. That route is now abandoned.
rail.guide

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Boonville, MO: 1912 Chamber of Commerce/Katy Depot & Caboose, Grain Elevator and US-40 Mural

(Satellite)

US-40 Overview

Street View, May 2013

Steven Hooker posted three photos with the comment: "The Katy Train Station in Boonville Missouri."
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Thomas Bowers commented on Steven's post
Here is a photo I took just passing through in 1984.

The building is now a trailhead for the Katy Trail. The Katy Bridge is just a few blocks north of here.
Ms. Anita Litah (Nobody), Oct 2022

Jo, Jul 2023

This map accurately marks the location of the Katy depot. The Katy route across the river is abandoned, but UP still owns the MoPac route along the river.
1953 Billingsville and 1952 Boonville Quad @ 24,000

This view is looking North from the US-40 bridge along the UP/MoPac route.
Street View, Jan 2016

The mural needs to be touched up. If you "cruise" further South along US-40, you can see that the town has done a nice job of maintaining its 19th Century buildings.
Street View, Jul 2025


Oto, IA: 1904 Wood Grain Elevator and Old Sinclair Gas Station

(Satellite)

Street View, May 2024

Street View, May 2024

Jerry Krug posted
"Revisiting Oto, Woodbury County, IA.
Westbrook-Gibbons Grain Co. Built in 1904. Bushel capacity unknown."
Photographed on 7/5/2026.
Photo and information courtesy of Wesley Peters.

I presume the round slabs are for bins that have been removed.
Satellite

I noticed this old gas 1920s or 30s gas station.
Street View, May 2024

It appears this is a preserved, rather than a typically restored, Sinclair station. I think those pumps are from the 1970s or 80s.
Street View, May 2024

The railroad was the IC. It was gone on the oldest map I could find, 1954.
rail.guide


Thursday, October 15, 2026

Cairo, MO: Lost/Wabash Depot

(Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)

Berry Canote posted
I finally found a decent photo of the Cairo Wabash station!

This map doesn't show some of the streets north Martin Street as slanted. That is an unusual mistake for a topo map.
1910/10 Macon Quad @ 62,500

Jan 27, 1950 @ 17,000; AR1IY0000030014

I learned about another Wabash branch west of the Mississippi River. This town was on the route between Des Moines and Moberly. As expected, this route is now abandoned.
1 of 8 images posted by Kevin Piper via Dennis DeBruler

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Kent, IL: Lost/CGW Depot and Wood Feed Mill

Depot: (Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)
Feed Mill: (Satellite)

Andy Zukowski posted
Chicago Great Western Railroad Depot in Kent, Illinois. C1910

The wood elevator is behind the big wood building. Obviously, the feed mill has grown over the years. I don't remember seeing a feed mill before that advertises both Kent and Purina brands.
Street View, Jul 2026

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

1943/43 Lena Quad @ 62,500

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Berlin, NH: Ingy's Ice Cream/Boston & Main Depot

(Satellite)

East Side:
Street View, Aug 2025

West Side:
Street View, Aug 2025

This shows that the tracks were on the west side.
Marty Bernard posted
B&M Berlin, NH depot in April 1989

1942/48 Gorham Quad @ 62,500

The bridge for the Grand Trunk industrial spur still exists.
1942/48 Gorham Quad @ 62,500