Pacific and Idaho Northern Railroad Depot - New Meadows, Idaho - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Pacific & Idaho Northern Railroad was incorporated in 1899 and began construction northward from Weiser, Idaho. By the end of the year 40 miles had been complete to Cambridge, Idaho. The railroad reached a site 2 miles west of the community of Meadows in 1911 (90 miles north of Weiser). The railroad depot was built in 1910 and along with a roundhouse and shop facilities. The community of New Meadows grew up around these railroad facilities. The railroad functioned primarily as a farm-to-market railroad until 1940 when it began transporting timber. The line was acquired by the Union Pacific in 1936 and operations to New Meadows continued untill1979 when the northern 5 miles were abandoned. The depot closed in 1972 and was aquired the Adams County Historical Society in 1978 with the hope of convert it into a museum for the history of Adams County. The building remains vacant but preservation work is under way.
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Street address: U.S. Hwy. 95 New Meadows, Idaho United States 83654 County / Borough / Parish: Adams Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Vacant/Not in Use Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/30/2009 Volcanoguy visited it