Union Pacific Railroad Depot - Concordia, KS
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N 39° 34.484 W 097° 39.689
14S E 614962 N 4381413
The Union Pacific depot now serves as the museum for the National Orphan Train Complex.
Waymark Code: WMEXW7
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2012
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This depot, c.1917, was built on the standard Union Pacific plan with the exception of a concrete slab floor instead of a wooden floor. Built with an appropriation of $10,000, it had a central telegraphers room, and separate men and women's waiting rooms located at opposite ends of the station. The baggage area is adjacent to the men's waiting room. The area in the floor where the freight scale was located can still be seen, and much of the interior of the remains as it was. The interior is currently used as the orphan train museum.
The exterior of the building is stucco, which was the original finish. Decorative eaves enhanced the look of the station. Yet the station's glory days did last long, and by the time of the Second World war, passenger service was extremely limited. Today the tracks are gone, having been removed in the late 60's and early 70's, but the station has been restored, giving visitors a glimpse of what once was.
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