Yeah, I remember we talked about it when I visited a few years ago. The
people who live there don't take much to strangers. I did have a chance to
go to their front door once in the late 80s, but didn't get invited in.
Their neighbors across the highway were family friends and they left
something for me to pick up at the depot house for some long forgotten
reason.
Chris
On Feb 20, 2014 9:45 AM, "Harold Huber" <sarge9@bresnan.net> wrote:
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>
> Chris,
> The Ranchester Depot is alive and well as a residence just outside of
> Sheridan. I believe I have the plans for it. I'll send off list.
> Harold
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]*On Behalf Of *Chris
> Atkins
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:26 AM
> *To:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [CBQ] B&MR Depots
>
>
>
> Harold,
>
> That excellent photo wasn't mine, it belongs to whomever owns that Flickr
> account. It looks like maybe Bruce Fingerhood.
>
> Are there really 36 variations on the 2 story B&MR depot?
>
> I definitely need a Ranchester depot. In my memory, it looks just like the
> Lodge Grass depot preserved in Hardin. How many variations were there
> between Sheridan and Huntley?
>
> Chris Atkins
> Lewisville, TX
>
> On 2/20/14, 9:02 AM, Harold Huber wrote:
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>
>
> Chris,
> You must own one of the last photos of the Bonneville Depot before it was
> torn down! I used to stop at the depot and get a soda while deer hunting.
> Later became a model railroader and wanted to build the depot as a model.
> I went back to photograph the depot, but alas it was gone. I was skunked on
> research until I recieved a rescued copy of depot plans of all of the CB&Q
> depots, was able to complete the model. I have since digitized these
> plans, but only allow those who want a depot or two to have copied, NO I
> WANT THEM ALL!!!! or I WANT 36!!!! By the way I have also modeled the
> Lysite Depot 20 miles east. I model this portion of the Q then have a
> mythical narrow gauge into the Owl Creek Mountains, where Copper was mined
> along with Gold, Silver, and other minerals. My uncle had a Mica mine up
> in the Owl Creek Mtns, remember him bringing down a pick up bed loaded with
> sheets 6" thick and as large as the bed and putting them on the CB&Q in
> Thermopolis to be shipped to his buyer.
> Harold Huber
> Ultimate Research, LLC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com<CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> ]*On Behalf Of *Chris Atkins
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 2:41 PM
> *To:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [CBQ] Barriger Photos Photo IDs
>
>
>
> Makes sense. After finding this 1978 photo of the Bonneville depot on
> Flickr:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/4086335243/
>
> I'm pretty sure #13 is Bonneville, WY too.
>
> It looks like the peak of the coaling station is visible beyond the depot.
>
> Chris
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