THE CHICAGO, KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA RY
PART III: "DESIGN NO. 1" & "DESIGN NO. 2" DEPOTS
By John Matrow
DIGEST Volume 2 covered the history of the Chicago, Kansas &
Nebraska and DIGEST Volume 10, covered "Design No. 3" depots.
"Design No. 1" and "Design No. 2" depots will be covered here. In
a future article, we will cover the small "Design No. 4" depot
and the large non-standard designs used at major locations.
Design No. 1
The "Design No. 1" depot was more like what one would expect
in a depot: wood, bay window, gable roof ends and gable roof over
the bay window. In fact, it bears a remarkable resemblance to a
Rock Island design that was already in use. The vertical siding
below the first story window line and on the gable ends makes
this design distinctive from the similar Rock Island design.
Loren Neufeld built an excellent N scale model of the Inman,
Kansas, depot in an article in the July 1989 issue of RAILROAD
MODEL CRAFTSMAN, which included drawings. The Inman depot was
moved a block from its original location and is still standing
today as one of two known survivors of that design.
Only slight modifications appear to have been made to this
design in its other locations. Lincolnville, Kansas and Maple
Hill, Kansas, each received a freight door in the freight
section while Tampa, Kansas, had a normal man door added at the
passenger end.
Maple Hill appears to have been the second depot on that
site. A "Design No. 4" was there as of 1-31-1890, thus a No. 1
had to have been built there shortly thereafter but before Rock
Island designs became the accepted standard.
Only 26 locations have been identified. For reasons that we
can only guess, no depots of this type have been identified in
Nebraska, west of Norton, Kansas or south of Wichita, Kansas.
West of Norton the line had many Design No. 3 depots and we know
the least about south of Wichita. Thus, Design No. 1 appears to
be the only CK&N standard design that was unique to Kansas.
Published Photos: Design No. 1 Depots
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Clifton, KS Rock Island Westward
Clifton, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Inman, KS Railroad Model Craftsman, July, 1989
Inman, KS Kansas Depots
Maple Hill, KS Kansas Depots
Maple Hill, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Morganville, KS Rock Island Westward
Plains, KS Kansas Depots
Plains, KS Rock Island Pictorial, Volume II
Riley, KS Rock Island Westward
Tampa, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Design No. 2
The "Design No. 2" depot could also have been called a
"county seat" type since most of that design were located in
county seat towns. They were correspondingly larger (22' x 89')
than the other standard designs in order to handle more passenger
and freight business. As a result, they tended to last longer and
become candidates for remodeling or replacement. Several are
still standing today. Most of the remaining buildings have been
extensively remodeled except for Mankato, Kansas, which appears
to be mostly intact, but in poor condition.
The roofline in this design is distinctive with its taller
and wider center section, sort of like a "double hip roof". While
this design does not resemble other Rock Island designs, the
Midland Valley RR depot in Arkansas City, Kansas, appears to have
borrowed heavily from this design.
Only 31 Design No. 2 depot locations have been identified to
date, but we believe there are many more.
More Oklahoma CK&N depot location and condition information
is needed.
It is interesting that none appear to have been built in
Colorado. Burlington and Limon, in that state, are substantial
cities but each had a design No. 3 depot.
Manhattan, Abilene and Clay Center were listed as having a
"Modified Design No. 2" but since they bear no resemblance to
"Design No. 2", they will be covered in the next article.
Published Photos: Design No. 2 Depots
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Clyde, KS Rock Island Westward
Colby, KS Kansas Depots
Dodge City, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Fairbury, NE Railway History Monograph, October 1980
Kingfisher, OK Rock Island Pictorial, volume II
McPherson, KS DIGEST, Volume 7
Norton, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Pawnee, NE Pawnee Centennial Book
Sabetha, KS Kansas Depots
Sabetha, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Sabetha, KS Rock Island Pictorial, volume II
Turon, KS DIGEST, volume 7
Turon, KS Kansas Depots
White City, KS Kansas Depots
White City, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Published Photos: Design No. 3 Depots
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Arriba, CO Colorado Rail Annual #17
Bala, KS Rock Island Westward
Durham, KS Durham Centennial Book
Fairview, KS Rock Island Pictorial, Vol. II & RI in Color Vol. I
Falcon, CO Colorado Rail Annual #17
Formoso, KS Rock Island Pictorial, Vol. II
Gem, KS Land of the Windmills
Harbine, NE Railroad Stations in Nebraska
Hoyt, KS Rock Island Stations in Kansas
Kanorado, KS Colorado Rail Annual #17
Kanorado, KS Kansas Depots
Kechi, KS Wichita Public Library 1989 Calendar
Langdon, KS Kansas Depots
Levant, KS Land of the Windmills
Okarche, OK RI Rocket, August 1955
Okarche, OK First Bank of Okarche 1992 Calendar
Peyton, CO Colorado Rail Annual #17
Preston, KS Pratt Souvenir 1988 Calendar
Rexford, KS Kansas Depots
Rexford, KS Land of the Windmills
Ruleton, CO Colorado Rail Annual #17
Seibert, CO Colorado Rail Annual #17
Corrections, Additions and Updates to Part II in DIGEST, Volume 10:
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1. Enid: Comment should read "now North Enid, OK"
2. Okarche: Ends removed in 1955
3. Dellvale: Was also known as S. Oronoque
4. Burlinton: Should have been spelled Burlington,
waiting room on right
5. Stratton: Was also known as Mathias
6. Bala: Burned July 1934
7. Peyton: Freight door on end
8. Dresden: Waiting room on left
9. Calvert: Rebuilt to one story and moved to Norton as apt.
10. Stuttgart: Rebuilt to one story and moved to Prairie View as
residence.
Inventory of CK&N "No. 1 & No. 2" Depots
"As Built" data from: CHICAGO KANSAS and NEBRASKA Ry. document,
Cost of Construction to January 31st, 1890. Compiled in Engr's
Office, Topeka, Courtesy John Baskin Harper. Comments, other data
and those built after 1-31-1890, shown* in this list, are from
author's research. Length of freight section beyond normal design
is shown in square brackets [10'].
Location Wait Rm Des
State & Town Location No Comments
St.Joseph, MO to El Reno, Indian Territory
Troy, KS L 2 Replaced
Whiting, KS 2
Holton, KS 2 Replaced
Willard, KS R 1 (Replaced with 8' x 12' building; it
being moved off the right of way
before 1970)
Alma, KS 2
* Maple Hill, KS R 1 2nd bldg. Rebuilt. now feed & grain
Dwight, KS R 1 Replaced 1912-1914
White City, KS L 2 Replaced (DIGEST, volume 6)
Lost Springs, KS R 1 Moved just south of town
Lincolnville, KS R 1
Marion, KS R 2 Replaced
Peabody, KS L 2
Furley, KS 1
Wellington, KS L 2 Freight section reblt after "55
Dismantled 1990
Kingfisher, IT 2 Remodeled and shortened
* El Reno, IT R 2 At Choctaw & Ash Streets. Replaced.
Herington, KS to Liberal, KS
Tampa, KS R 1
Canton, KS 1
McPherson, KS R 2 [10'] Replaced
Inman, KS L 1 Moved to main street
Partridge, KS R 1
Arlington, KS R 2 Replaced
Turon, KS L 2
Cullison, KS 1
Wellsford, KS 1
Greensburg, KS R 2 Replaced
Mullinville, KS 1 Replaced
Fowler, KS 1 [15'] Replaced
Meade, KS 2 [10'] Replaced
Plains, KS L 1 [31'] Earlier known as West Plains
Herington, KS to Salina, KS
Enterprise, KS L 1
Solomon, KS 2
Bucklin, KS to Dodge City, KS
Dodge City, KS L 2 Reblt to residence on North Ave. A
McFarland, KS to Belleville, KS
Keats, KS 1
Riley, KS R 1
Morganville, KS L 1
Clifton, KS R 1
Clyde, KS L 2 Replaced 1962 by 12' x 20' building
from Gladstone, NE
Cuba, KS R 1
Belleville, KS L 2 [10'] Burned 1935. Replaced
Horton, KS to Colorado Springs, CO
Sabetha, KS L 2 Freight door extended like bay window
Pawnee, NE L 2
Beatrice, NE 2 Later moved into KCW&NW depot.
Fairbury, NE L 2 Burned 7-11. Replaced w/2-story brick
Hebron, NE L 2 Burned '30s. (On Nelson branch)
Nelson, NE 2
Narka, KS 1
Rydal, KS L 1
Scandia, KS 2 Replaced
Mankato, KS R 2 Still there
Smith Center, KS L 2 Ends removed. Builing still in place.
Was also known as Smith Centre
Agra, KS R 1
Phillipsburg, KS 2 Replaced
Almena, KS 1 Replaced
Norton, KS R 2 Rebuilt w/brick walls '21-'22.
Still there
Colby, KS R 2 Rebuilt walls. Still there
Acknowledgements
The following people and organizations assisted with the data in
this article: Michael Bartels, H. D. Conner, Bob Dickerson, Ed
Galbraith, Howard Killiam, Mel McFarland, M. C. Parker, L. A.
Reed, Jim Reisdorff, Bill Riebe, Alan Winkler, Kansas State
Historical Society, Nebraska State Historical Society, and 15
county historical societies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
KANSAS DEPOTS, H. Roger Grant, Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS 1990
RAILROAD STATIONS IN NEBRASKA, James J. Reisdorff & Michael M.
Bartels, South Platte Press, David City, NE 1982, 83 & 87
ROCK ISLAND IN COLOR, VOL. I, Lloyd Stagner, Morning Sun Books,
1994
ROCK ISLAND STATIONS IN KANSAS, Monograph #9, Railway Station
Historical Society
ROCK ISLAND WESTWARD, Thomas R. Lee, Lee Publications, 1992
COLORADO RAILROAD ANNUAL #17, Michael C. Doty & E. M. McFarland,
The Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO 1987
ROCK ISLAND LINES - A PICTORIAL, Volume II, Ed Gardner, Ed
Gardner, Mountain Top, PA 1977
Durham Centennial Book
Pawnee Centennial Book
LAND OF THE WINDMILLS, Thomas County Historical Society
RAILWAY HISTORY MONOGRAPH
Images:
Front & Side Elevation drawings of Design No. 2
Floor Plans for Design No. 3
Design No. 1: photos of Lincolnville, Tampa
Design No. 2: photos of Mankato, Peabody
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Corrections to this article after publication
Additional Published Design No. 3 Depots:
Langdon, KS Kansas History, Summer, 1980
Additional Location On Horton, KS to Colorado Springs, CO
Lebanon, KS L 1 Replaced
Additional Comment On Maple Hill, KS: Dismantled 1995
Waiting Room Location On Nelson, NE: R
Waiting Room Location On Almena, KS: L