Nostalgia & History > Depot Friday: a Mighty Fine end

My friend Jim Watson passed through Fairbury, NE a couple of week after the Rock folded. Knowing Jim, he shot every little bit of Rock Island presence he could. That included the former 2-story passenger depot. He also shot a slide of the official cessation notice. Death be not pretty...

1. CRI&P depot in Fairbury, NE on April 15, 1980.

2. Mighty sad words, indeed...
2 original Kodachrome slides by the late James W. Watson.

Thanks for looking back a ways...
Lance Garrels
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Building survives.

ctillnc Wrote: > ... Building survives ...

It does, and is a museum named "Rock Island Railroad Depot". They've done a nice job refurbishing the building!

Lance/199