The Cornell depot was the end of the line for the Cornell branch that followed the Chippewa River about 20 miles northeast from Chippewa Falls, WI. The station was still active with a freight agen... (more)

CNW's Marshfield depot in October of 1973. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

CNW's Milwaukee lakefront depot sits unused and ready to be torn down in this view from September of 1966. The destruction of this beautiful and historic building caused Milwaukee to rethink their... (more)

The Test Of Time It is the eve of the Centennial Anniversary of the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot in the small farming community of Bridgeport, AL. The Spanish Mission a... (more)

PRR's Suburban Station, a 21 story building, opened on September 28, 1930 in the heart of Philadelphia to replace the above ground Broad Street Station. The station survives today and serves all S... (more)

Soo Line's classic Frederic, WI depot was on their Dresser-Superior line when it was photographed in May of 1986. The line has been out of service for over 30 years, but the depot still stands on ... (more)

CNW's Lake Geneva, WI depot is looking rather poorly in the image from July of 1985. It was once part of a line that went all the way to Williams Bay. Commuter service to Lake Geneva ended in 1975... (more)

Happy Independece Day from Philadelphia: Part II!

Philadelphia's 30th Street Station captured on July 26th, 2016 illuminated with alternating Stars & Stripes themes during the 201... (more)

Happy Independece Day from Philadelphia!

Philadelphia's 30th Street Station captured on July 26th, 2016 illuminated in alternating Stars & Stripes themes during the 2016 Democrati... (more)

It lasted 150 years........but it won't make 151. CNW's Alden, IL depot was on the KD line between Kenosha, WI and Rockford, IL. Built in 1867, the line thru Alden was abandoned in 1939. Somehow, ... (more)

The depot at Heafford Junction was at the crossing of the Soo Line and Milwaukee Road in northern Wisconsin. Like so many depots of the era, the windows are already boarded up in this view from Ma... (more)

A rare good news story involving a depot..... A Soo Line Rail Detector truck sits in front of the Sturtevant, WI depot in July of 1986. Originally a MILW depot, it is still being used as an Amtrak... (more)

CNW's Oak Creek, WI depot is unused and in disrepair in September of 1986. Located on CNW's Old Line (the Milwaukee-Chicago passenger mainline), this was a busy location at one time with several l... (more)

The MILW Somers, WI depot is looking pretty bad in the April, 1987 photo. Somers was on the C&M division between Milwaukee and Chicago. The depot was torn down not long after this photo was taken.

In a scene all too familiar, CNW's Oconto, WI depot sits derelict and abandoned in June of 1997. Despite efforts to save the depot, it was torn down shortly after this photo was taken. This is the... (more)