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Depots
Union Depot at Denver, CO c1880
The railroad Depot was often the center of activity in the rail yards as
passengers scurried to meet trains, pick up packages or just hang out with the
local crowd. These buildings ranged in size from small railroad car bodies to elegant
cathedral like structures. Some Depots were shared with multiple railroads and these "Union"
Depots in the big cities were the grandest of them all.
The Depots were generally a long rectangle that paralleled the railroad
tracks. Most of the smaller stops had single story structures. Some of the
larger cities had a two story center structure. A wooden platform often existed
to allow passengers to easily step onto the train. In some cases the platform
had a ramp into the freight handling section of the Depot. Often the roof had a
wide overhang to allow the passengers to stand out of the rain and snow. Many
Depots had an extended bay window for the yard agent to get a better look at the
track. Inside the Depots there was generally some form of waiting room and the
all important ticket window.
Most early Depots on the D&RG railroad had the same basic architectural
style. The exterior walls were wood siding or board and batten. Roofs were
shingled and the paint scheme was the famous "buff and brown" which
consisted of a dirty yellow with dark brown trim.
As the years went on, the Depots in surviving towns were sometimes updated
with more modern brick or stucco buildings. Many of the Depots along the line
were torn down as passenger traffic on the railroad declined and the number of
stops was reduced.
Depot Descriptions with Drawings
Depot at Chama, NM
Depot at Durango, CO
Depot at Gunnison, CO
Depot at Rico,
CO
Depot at
Ridgway, CO
Depot at Silverton, CO
Depot Images (see town descriptions for more)
Alamosa
Depot c1900
American Fork Depot 1964
Antonito
Depot 1962
Arrow Depot c1920
Aztec Depot 1961
Blanca Depot
c1920
Canyon City
Depot c1920
Castle
Rock Depot c1920
Chama
Depot 1995
Cisco Depot 1954
Clifton Depot
1954
Colorado
Springs Depot c1900
Craig Depot c1950
Creede
Depot 2000
Crested
Butte Depot c1940
De Beque Depot 1954
Del
Norte Depot 2000
Delta Depot c1910
Denver
Moffat Line Depot c1890
Denver
Union Depot c1910
Dolores
Depot 1940
Dulce Depot
c1920
Durango
Depot 1997
Eagle Depot 1968
Embudo Depot
1964
Espanola
Depot c1920
Farmington
Depot 1926
Fort
Logan Depot c1900
Glenwood
Springs Depot
Grand
Junction Union Depot
Grand Valley
Depot
Granite
Depot c1940
Green River Depot 1954
Hayden Depot 1954
Heber Depot c1970
Helper Depot 1978
Hot
Sulfur Springs Depot c1920
Ignacio Depot 1947
Kelker Depot
1954
Kremmling Depot 1949
La Jara Depot c1960
La
Madera Depot c1920
La Veta
Depot c1920
Littleton
Depot 1984
Ophir
Depot c1940
Osier
Depot NE 1980
Malta Depot
1954
Monte Vista
Depot c1910
Montrose Depot
1956
Ogden Union Depot c1920
Pagosa
Junction Depot c1920
Pagosa
Springs Depot c1920
Palisade Depot 1954
Paonia
Depot c1910
Parkdale
Depot 1968
Parlin Depot 1954
Phippsburg Depot 1949
Pine Cliff
Depot 1976
Pitkin Depot 1948
Portland Depot 1954
Price Depot c1970
Pueblo
Union Depot c1900
Ridgway Depot 1947
Richfield Depot c1975
Rifle Depot c1900
Romero Depot
c1920
Salida
Depot front view c1910
Salina Depot 1975
Salt
Lake City RGW Depot 1910
Salt
Lake City Union Depot c1920
Santa Fe
Depot (AT&SF)
Sapinero Depot 1949
Silverton
Depot 1947
Soldier Summit Depot c1900
Steamboat
Springs Depot 1948
Tacoma Depot
1956
Taos Depot
c1920
Telluride
Depot c1940
Texas Creek
Depot 1930
Thompson
Depot 2000
Vance
Junction Depot 1948
Wagon
Wheel Gap Depot 2000
Weed City
Depot 1979
Yampa Depot 1954
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