Nostalgia & History > Merle T. Graves returns!

Well I have started to settle into my new home and am ready to start posting more of Merle T. Graves Kansas Depots. Tonight we have the “D” depots that he took. Thanks for looking.
Wes
1) Denmark, KS. taken on May 10, 1959
2) Derby, KS. taken on April 14, 1957
3) Desoto, KS. taken on September 3, 1954
4) Desoto, KS, taken September 26, 1959
5) Dighton, KS. taken on June 21, 1959
6) Dodge City, KS. taken on September 29, 1953

Wes Chiles
Topeka, KS

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Wes Chiles
Topeka, KS

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Very nice to see station pictures from the 50's.
Mr.Graves did an excellent job.
Gary

Great stuff! Denmark was long gone by the time I worked the Osborne local (1981) and I'd never seen any pics of the Derby before. I'm guessing it was chopped down from the original...

Lance

Look at that platform light at Dodge City! That's fancy!

DeSoto appears to have gotten the same treatment as Pauline, KS, with a freight room addition whose roofline didn't match the original structure:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3119167,3119167#3119167

santafe199 Wrote:

> I'd never seen
> any pics of the Derby before. I'm guessing it was
> chopped down from the original...

That looks to be a small maintenance of way bunkhouse that was converted to serve as the depot after the original was destroyed.