So, the question is, when was the last time a new NG Depot was constructed in North America? Anyone know the answer to this question? For that matter, when was the last time a new railroad depot of any gauge was constructed?

dan



svry@attbi.com

> For that matter, when was the last
> time a new railroad depot of any gauge was
> constructed?

"AmShacks" come to mind?

Boxpox style drivers
mrwowak@yahoo.com

The museums have built a few narrow gauge buildings. The WW&F Museum in Maine has done the
Sheepscot Station and the Weeks Mills Freight House.

Also in Maine the SR&RL Railroad Park has done an 8 stall roundhouse on the foundation of the original building.

The Edaville Railroad Park has done a whole bunch of new buildings for their 24" line.

Here in California the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Museum is going to open a new building this month.

Those come to mind. Ted


ted_miles@nps.gov

> So, the question is, when was the last time
> a new NG Depot was constructed in North
> America? Anyone know the answer to this
> question? For that matter, when was the last
> time a new railroad depot of any gauge was
> constructed?

> dan

Boston's MBTA seems to be building them at a rather steady rate. The rebuilding of the Old Colony lines, the Newburyport extension, and the resumption of service to Worcester totaled at least a dozen new stations. The Greenbush branch should bring a few more in the next year or two. Some are just platforms with a roof, but some of the bigger ones (notably in newburyport) have actual waiting rooms. Amtrak's Downeaster brought Dover, NH a beautiful new station building...the only true "station" on the route. I suppose you might count some of the rebuilt or expanded stations along the NEC.
-Jay-

jmonty@vt.edu

They call it an intermodal center, but that's just a station with extra space for buses.

It opened January 12, 2002 and has a 70 foot clock tower. Plenty of waiting room space and serves Amtrak, Trinity Railway Express and local bus service.

> So, the question is, when was the last time
> a new NG Depot was constructed in North
> America? Anyone know the answer to this
> question? For that matter, when was the last
> time a new railroad depot of any gauge was
> constructed?

> dan


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tnold@arsengrs.com

The City of Mountain View, CA is building a replica station based on the long gone Southern Pacific original. It will serve the Diesel Cal Trans Trains to San Jose and the new Light Rail line to San Jose and soon the Warm Springs BART station.

It's a wood frame Victorian building with lots of nice details.

ted_miles@nps.gov