Nostalgia & History > Depot friday

Found some more depots on a recent trip back to Kansas.

1)Former Santa Fe depot at Pratt, Kansas now used as a lawnmower repair and retailer.

2)Former Santa Fe depot from Manchester now located in Abilene and used as a garage/storage building.

3) This last one doesn't look like a station, but underneath all this yuppiness is the former Santa Fe station from Pretty Prairie now located on the outskirts of Hutchinson.

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So nice of them to stick a window air conditioner smack dab in the middle of the bay windows of that historical building. :( Otherwise doesn't look too bad.

Mike Massee
Tehachapi, CA
Photography, Railroading and more..

alligatorfan Wrote:

> 3) This last one doesn't look like a station, but
> underneath all this yuppiness is the former Santa
> Fe station from Pretty Prairie now located on the
> outskirts of Hutchinson.

Yumpin' yiminy! Last time I saw a photo of Pretty Prairie, ca.2000, it was deteriorating badly, but was still more or less unmodified. It had been a by-the-book 1910-style #3 for branch lines. Here's what it looked like in 1990:

http://atsf.railfan.net/depots/prettyprairie.html

Were you able to confirm with the owners that there really is a depot under all that?

alligatorfan Wrote:

>
> 3) This last one doesn't look like a station, but
> underneath all this yuppiness is the former Santa
> Fe station from Pretty Prairie now located on the
> outskirts of Hutchinson.

I don't think too many "yuppies" live on the outskirts of Hutchinson, KS with toolbox equipped full size pickups.