Nostalgia & History > DD+(2): Santa Fe, St. Helens, Deer Lodge + 3

1. AT&SF Santa Fe, NM 3/28/82 my pic

2. BN St. Helens, OR 8/11/81 my pic

3. MILW Deer Lodge, MT 7/4/72 my pic

3 more to follow



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4. UP Oakley, KS 9/3/01 my pic

5. AT&SF Barstow, CA 1/11/83 Jim Marcus

6. Prineville Jct., OR 6/17/71 my pic



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/18 06:33 by valmont.

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Nice collection of depots but the Prineville Jct is a jaw dropper. Fairly late model chevy as well, maybe 70 or so.

I suspect that you mean St. Helens, Oregon, which was (and is) a major location on the former SP&S Astoria line, now operated by the Portland and Western. While there is a St. Helens, Washington, it's on the road to Spirit Lake at the base of Mt. St. Helens and, so far as I know, never had rail service. It's a good picture just the same.

BobB Wrote:
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> I suspect that you mean St. Helens, Oregon, which
> was (and is) a major location on the former SP&S
> Astoria line, now operated by the Portland and
> Western. While there is a St. Helens, Washington,
> it's on the road to Spirit Lake at the base of Mt.
> St. Helens and, so far as I know, never had rail
> service. It's a good picture just the same.

Thanks, you are correct, I will correct my error

Wow - add Oakley, Kansas to the short list of Art Moderne stations. UP had one other (that I'm aware of), Las Vegas, Nevada. Rio Grande had Salida, CO, and Santa Fe had the largest (albeit without tracks), San Francisco, CA. The only one still standing (and in use) that I know of is the C&O station at Prince, WV, still served by Amtrak. Any others?

BarstowRiff Wrote:
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> Wow - add Oakley, Kansas to the short list of Art
> Moderne stations. UP had one other (that I'm aware
> of), Las Vegas, Nevada. Rio Grande had Salida, CO,
> and Santa Fe had the largest (albeit without
> tracks), San Francisco, CA. The only one still
> standing (and in use) that I know of is the C&O
> station at Prince, WV, still served by Amtrak. Any
> others?


Oakley KS still showing up on Google Earth with a couple UP units parked nearby, didn't look boarded up

September 21, 2013

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Looks to be in good shape - just needs a little TLC. Its a shame that the beautiful Las Vegas station was torn down for the mess that is there now. The AT&SF San Francisco station was torn down and replaced by a parking garage. The problem with Streamline Moderne stations was that they were all built during the 1931 to 1941 window and were not deemed old enough to warrant historical status. They would now due to their architectural significance. Oakley is a perfect example of this style and a real find.

BarstowRiff Wrote:
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> Looks to be in good shape - just needs a little
> TLC. Its a shame that the beautiful Las Vegas
> station was torn down for the mess that is there
> now. The AT&SF San Francisco station was torn down
> and replaced by a parking garage. The problem with
> Streamline Moderne stations was that they were all
> built during the 1931 to 1941 window and were not
> deemed old enough to warrant historical status.
> They would now due to their architectural
> significance. Oakley is a perfect example of this
> style and a real find.

Ironically (for rail enthusiasts) there are a number of Streamline Moderne Greyhound stations still standing. I came across one such station in Huntington, WV when I rode the New River Train.

How about Azusa, California, 7/2/99? On Google Earth it appears to be across the BNSF track from the Gold Line station. Gerry



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For sure...A to Z in the USA!

The Deer Lodge depot photo seems to show another depot in the background. Does anyone know if that is the case?

Thanks!

The brown station was for the NP.

Here in 2018 both those depots still stand. The MILW depot is a church and the NP is a senior citizens center and has been moved back from the BNSF row.

rrpreservation Wrote:
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> The Deer Lodge depot photo seems to show another
> depot in the background. Does anyone know if that
> is the case?
>
> Thanks!


Here's the NP depot in a shot I took on July 4, 1972

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Add WaKeeney, Kansas just to the east of Oakley on the KP that had a Art Moderne station.

SP&S St. Helens from Sunday.

Chris

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