Re: Garo Depot

Posted by Rick Steele on
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Robert,

The ICC field notes show a structure called "Station Building" at 522+00. No dimensions are given. It is about 9 feet too far to be included in the 1:200 scale valuation map and is not shown on the 1:400 scale map which continues from Garos to Schwanders. I find it curious because of the nomenclature of "Station Building" because most other stations are listed as "Depot". There is no marked "Station Building" in the building inventory at Garos. There is, however a "Freight House" listed there. 8' x 12' x 7' eaves.

If the 16' x 23 3/4' depot listed at Garos in the 1894 DL&G B&B book was torn down, there are no notes to that effect. I believe that I read somewhere that the structure was moved to Fairplay after their original depot burned. The Fairplay Depot is listed as 16' x 48' in the valuation and as 20' x 50' in 1894. The B&B Books that I have are only notated up to about 1910.

Rick