It was called "The Paper Trail" and some of the depots went down with it
intact
others the agent was instructed to destroy it. Some has survived
May be the title for a new column.
Steve in SC
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From: archie hayden <kliner@mywdo.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 9:34:36 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Depot interior question
List, I have seen these small suspended rooms above the freight room
in several of the old depots and they were usually filled with records
and paperwork that went back several years. Archie
On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Douglas Harding wrote:
> List last Saturday I had the opportunity to see the interior of the
> CB&Q depot in Milton, IA. In the freight room was a small room
> suspended from the rafters and accessible via a ladder fastened to
> the wall. I was told a bed was found in the room, but that
> would have been when the town took over the depot. The railroad
> stopped running in Milton in 1969, I have no idea when the town
> acquired the building.
>
> I have created a new photo album "Milton IA" and uploaded two photos
> I took of this room. I can get access and take additional
> photos if needed.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas of what the room was used for and why it
> was built the way it was built?
>
> Doug Harding
> www.iowacentralrr.org
>
>
>
>
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