Nostalgia & History > 6 more depots from 1967 trip

1. CB&Q  Deaver, WY 7/3/67
2. CB&Q  Gillette, WY 7/4/67
3. CB&Q  Moorcroft, WY 7/4/67

3 more to follow



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4. CB&Q Osage, WY 7/4/67
5. CB&Q Pierre, SD 7/5/67
6. NP (CB&Q?) Fromberg, MT 7/3/67



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/20 09:48 by valmont.

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I almost moved to Gillette, Wyoming in 1967 to work at the newspaper. My wife talked me out of it. Her words were something like, "I don't want to go there. That's where cows die standing up."
Bill Pyper
Lacey, Washington
 

I would think at one point in time the capital of South Dakota, Pierre,  would have had a better depot than this one by the cities only railroad, the Chicago and North Western.


 

That's funny.

MyfordBrowning Wrote:
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> I would think at one point in time the capital of
> South Dakota, Pierre,  would have had a better
> depot than this one by the cities only railroad,
> the Chicago and North Western.

I think that may have been the freight station.  Here is how the C&NW passenger station used to look.  https://sddigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/36663/

stevelv Wrote:
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> MyfordBrowning Wrote:
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> > I would think at one point in time the capital
> of
> > South Dakota, Pierre,  would have had a better
> > depot than this one by the cities only
> railroad,
> > the Chicago and North Western.
>
> I think that may have been the freight station. 
> Here is how the C&NW passenger station used to
> look.  https://sddigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.
> org/digital/collection/photos/id/36663/

The depot shown, yes for CNW, the Q didn't get to Pierre, was the "station" and not a "freight station".  The original depot was long gone
by this date.  A Holiday Inn was on the site of the original depot.  The agent/operator worked out of the "new" building.  I was living in
Pierre at the time.  Thanks for posting these photos, Vince.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

Thanks for info Nick .....