Romley depot

[Rick Steele]

Yes, I thought that you were following the thread on Romley, sorry.

The Alpine/Fisher depot was moved. There is no further evidence that any other was built. Alpine was the original name for what later became Fisher. For the novices or easily confused, this is not referring to Alpine Tunnel in any way, shape or form except being located on the line that went through the tunnel to the west.

Yes, in checking your DPL cross reference, it is the same depot. The 16 x 48 frame depot with the 15 x 24 wood tank that burned in 1888 and was replaced by a standpipe.

My notes show that this building was taken down 11/1900 moved to Castleton as a Pump House.

Just so you know, it shows that in Castleton the building houses a No.3 Knowles pump with an upright boiler,

Water supply from stream

Rick

[Derrell Poole]

I cannot say with certainty that the second "depot" at Romley was not railroad property but that is what the records lead me to believe. Specifically the ICC map of Romley of  1918 does not include this building as part of the property - as I recall. This little "depot" was placed there after the RR depot burned down in 1908. Where it came from I don't know. Hancock is a likely donor - if it was not built in place. It was a structure similar to the other buildings down the hill (to the right).



My impression is that it belonged to the mining company which also owned the boarding house to the left of the roadbed.

[Chris Walker]

This is intriguing to me, that Boarding House doesn't show in the Goin' Railroading picture also done in Klinger's HighLine Memories pg 242.  I wonder if that came after abandonment.  Note the Car in your picture, that would be upon the tracks if it was prior.

[Don Peterson]

I remember riding up there with Bill Kazel at one point a LOOOONNNG time ago. I think Todd was there (do you remember this?). If my memory doesn't fail, he was either working or caretaker of the Murphy or one of the mines in the area and described what was left of the "town" of Romley below the depot as being painted all red. I remember that because it reminded me of that Clint Eastwood movie where the town is all painted red before the impending doom.

Don Peterson

[Keith Hayes]

Ouch. That had to hurt.

[Keith Hayes]

Derrell, this all started with a question regarding what color to paint the depot. I recall you had a couple 'out of the bottle' Floquil colors you suggested--a green and a grey.

Can you enlighten us all again? Please?

[Todd Hackett]

Don Peterson wrote

...I think Todd was there (do you remember this?)...

I remember the trip, but not very well. That had to be at least 20 years ago. I do remember him telling us about his employer's decision to have the site bulldozed so it wouldn't be a liability, and I think that he said the buildings were down near the creek, well below the grade.

[Don Peterson]

OK so I didn't imagine that conversation. I remember him saying that it was his job to do the deed and knowing Bills love of history, how difficult that must have been. Did you ever ask he or Greg if he took pictures?

Don

[Todd Hackett]

Don Peterson wrote

Did you ever ask he or Greg if he took pictures?

I thought we asked him at the time, and that he hadn't. I also thought it happened in the 1960's, so Greg probably wouldn't have been taking photos yet.

[Robert McFarland]

The boarding house is included in Randy Riecks Chalk Creek layout.There  are photos of it posted on the DSP-P Yahoo site            
 in the PHOTOS section

[Derrell Poole]

My colors were based on a discussion with Joe Crea who had helped restore the depot at Alpine Tunnel. It was very vague. He described the colors they used on the depot as a very light grey and a dark green. I chose colors arbitrarily. I used and still use on my C&S buildings Polly Scale Ballast Grey and So. Sylvan Green... for what it is worth. Those colors tend to be blue. But Joe wasn't specific enough to say they were warm or cool colors. I think just be consistent.

[Doug Heitkamp]

Here is another angle...

[Don Peterson]

Nice one Doug!

Don

[Robert McFarland]

In photographs focused on the Palisades rock wall you can see two or three buildings in the background that appear to be part of Woodstock.One of these looks a little bit like the second Romely depot.Could this building have been moved to Romely- or could there have been several buildings like it along the line?