Nostalgia & History > Then & Now in Coffeyville, KS

During my recent chase of the WSOR 101 deadhead move through southeastern Kansas I had the occasion to stay one night in Coffeyville, KS. This is a crew change terminal, formerly for the Missouri Pacific on the main line between Osawatomie, KS & Van Buren, AR. It’s still a crew change terminal, but now for Union Pacific of course. Before retiring I buzzed around Coffeyville to look for possible night time photo ops. I was surprised to see this ancient Mop freighthouse building still standing. I remembered seeing it the early 1980s, but IIRC it was not being used by the Mop back then. I set up the tripod and fired off a couple of shots. I didn’t realize I had just shot a then & now comparison until I went digging through my “MP misc scenes” Logan box. So here is a totally accidental then & now from 3+ decades ago…

1. Former Missouri Pacific freighthouse now a “Supersweet Feeds” business. [date: August 10, 1982]

2. Former Missouri Pacific freighthouse now a vacant building(?) [date: April 16, 2015]
(2 photos taken in Coffeyville, KS)

Thanks for looking back & forth!
Lance Garrels
santafe199



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/08/22 20:42 by santafe199.

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The depot used to house the dispatching office of the SK&O. There has since been a fire, and the building sits vacant.

Fred in Wichita

Here are side views of that building.

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.030931,-95.615746,3a,32.7y,214.56h,95.62t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sdRXlVHS5WYhz34A1YsXjAw!2e0

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.03018,-95.615762,3a,21.7y,322.62h,95.39t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sF-JetP483ULAlBCMdr6s5Q!2e0

No doubt made of Coffeyville VB&T Co. bricks! 

Evan_Werkema Wrote:
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> No doubt made of Coffeyville VB&T Co. bricks! 

Evan, your "wit" continues to amaze me.  Have about 7,000 of their platform bricks stacked out back.  A few have raised lettering, most are indented.  A few have "Coffeyville" abbreviated.

Mark

KskidinTx Wrote:

> A few have raised lettering, most are
> indented.  A few have "Coffeyville" abbreviated.

I like the ones that say "Vitrified Brick & T. Co.," as though they expected to spell out the whole name and then realized about the time they got to the ampersand that there wasn't enough space.

I'm still looking for a photo that shows the whole Santa Fe brick depot that once stood in Coffeyville.  Found a couple of partial views, but none that show the whole thing.