Milwaukee Road Depot - Kent, Washington
N 47° 22.725 W 122° 14.184
10T E 557641 N 5247537
Today the Milwaukee Road depot is located in a sleepy residential section of Kent, without a hint of any railroad around it.
Waymark Code: WMJ16F
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2013
Views: 5
From the marker on the building - The depot building was constructed in 1909 by Milwaukee Transcontinental Rail Line as a freight station. The original depot was located west of this site on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and moved to its current site in 1981, restored in 1985.
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?:
A dentist's office
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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