Kittitas Depot - Kittitas, Washington
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Volcanoguy
N 46° 58.930 W 120° 25.078
10T E 696361 N 5206418
Quick Description: The historic railroad depot in Kittitas, Washington.
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 2/6/2010 11:00:28 AM
Waymark Code: WM867K
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Long Description:
The Kittitas Depot is a single-story building approximately 20 feet
wide by 48 feet long, oriented east-west along the north side of
the old railroad right of way. The depot features is the large bay
window in the center of the south side overlooking the abandoned
roadbed. There are also an alcove ticket window and decorative trim
under the eves. At the west end of the depot there is a tool shed
and motor car storage building. To the east there is a water tower
foundation and a pump house which supplied water for the locomotive
until the line was electrified in 1919.
The depot was built in 1909 as part of the westward expansion of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. The depot
is the only significant railroad building remaining from the
Kittitas Yard which include about a dozen other structures plus
adjacent private business using the railroad. In 1980, the railroad
went into bankruptcy and abandoned this line resulting in the
removal of the rails and many of the buildings. The State of
Washington obtained the entire railroad right of way across the
state and has established the Iron Horse State Park along part of
the route from Cedar Falls (west end) to the Columbea River (east
end).
The above information comes from
("https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaard/documents/RN/0/1/1324.pdf"
target="_blank">visit link)
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Currently empty and owned by the state as part of Iron Horse State Park.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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