Re: What warrants a depot

Posted by ComoDepot on Mar 30, 2019; 4:23pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/What-warrants-a-depot-tp13700p13725.html

I got interested in this when I realised that Lechner was mentioned as a Station in June of 1879 and the Depot was not mentioned to July.

Having read the terms as synonymous then found out they were not and then wondered if the Reporter knew the difference and then started having a headache.

My suspicion is that a Reporter of the time would think Depot is a building or at least a tent rather than a spot where you got on or off the Train but not sure there is anyway of knowing. They must have had some form of shelter? What was it.

Then I wondered if the Railroad would spend resources in building a proper structure at Weston, would they think it was a long term location, but then they did many things that seem to make no sense now so that could not be a decider anyway.

They did have a Station and later a Depot at Kenosha, not sure they ever had an earlier Depot?