Santa Fe Surviving Depots: Colorado

Last revised: October 4, 2004
Maintained by Evan Werkema

All locations are in Colorado unless noted.

La Junta, Boise City, and Raton Subs (Main Line: Coolidge, KS - Wootton, CO)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Holly	Holly, trackside	Chamber of Commerce and visitors' center	7/00(j)	1-story brick depot
Lamar	Lamar, trackside	Amtrak station/tourist center	6/01(l)	1-story brick depot
Las Animas	Las Animas, trackside (Hwy 101 at tracks)	private use	8/99	1-story brick depot
Las Animas	Las Animas, trackside just west of pass. depot	warehouse	8/99	1-story frame freight depot, heavily modified
La Junta	La Junta, trackside (1st and Colorado St.)	Amtrak station	6/01(l)	1-story brick depot
La Junta	La Junta, trackside 2 blocks W of passenger depot	W W Feeds Inc.	8/99	1 and 2-story frame freight depot, heavily modified, with metal siding
Thatcher	La Junta, east side of US 350 approx. 1 mi. south of town	storage for Valley Trading Post	8/99	1-story frame depot
Model	Trinidad, exit #15 off I-25 (Kit Carson/Goddard), E to dirt road across BNSF tracks, depot on the left near Dill Brothers Warehouse	?	8/99	1-story frame depot, now stuccoed
Hoehnes	10 miles S. of Texas Creek, CO on Hwy 69	private collection	5/00(k)	1-story frame depot
Trinidad	Trinidad, trackside	Amtrak station	8/00(a)	1-story L-shaped cinderblock depot
Trinidad	Trinidad, trackside	unused	8/99	1-story brick and frame freight depot

Pueblo Sub and Joint Line (La Junta - Denver, CO, not including D&RGW depots)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Rocky Ford	Rocky Ford, trackside (Railroad and Main St.)	chamber of commerce	8/99	1-story brick depot
Manzanola	Manzanola, trackside	to become senior center?	8/99	1-story brick county seat depot
Fowler	Fowler, trackside	Town Hall	8/99	1-story brick county seat depot
Boone	Boone, trackside (Railroad Ave. at abandoned ATSF grade)	Town Hall	8/99	1-story frame depot
Avondale	Devine, south side of US 50 at 36th Lane (Hwy 231)	Fujita's Cafe (closed)	8/99	1-story frame depot with large bay window
Pueblo	Pueblo, trackside (S. Union and W. B St.)	civic use	8/99	Pueblo Union Depot
Pueblo	Pueblo, 604 E. 3rd St. (3rd and Elizabeth)	gas distributor	8/99	1-story modern brick freight depot.
Piñon	Piñon, exit #110 off I-25, approx 0.3 mi east of BNSF and UP tracks, south side of dirt road	private use	8/99	1-story frame depot
Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, on original site (555 E. Pikes Peak Ave.)	"The Railroad Station" business center	8/99	2-story brick depot, joint ATSF-C&S
Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, south of pass. station (530 E. Colorado Ave.)	part of "The Railroad Station" business center	8/99	1-story brick freight depot
Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, 1 block south of pass. station (517 Cucharras St., near Corona St.)	pottery studio?	8/99	1-story stone freight depot (replaced by above frt. depot), office portion only
Larkspur	Palmer Lake, 315 Glenway St. between High St. and Lower Glenway	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot, heavily modified (virtually unrecognizable)
Castle Rock	Castle Rock, exit #182 off I-25 (Wolfensberger Rd.), west under BNSF track to Santa Fe Blvd., south approx. 0.5 mi. Depot just E of tracks	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot, heavily modified
Sedalia	Sedalia, 2 blocks west of Hwy-67 on Douglas Ave., north side	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot
Littleton	Littleton, S. Court and Powers St. (one block north of Main St., just east of tracks	"Depot Art Center"	8/99	1-story frame depot
Englewood	Englewood, Dartmouth and S. Galapago St., 1 block E of tracks	to become Englewood Depot Museum	8/99	1-story stucco-on-frame depot
Denver Union Station	Denver, trackside (17th & Wyncoop)	Amtrak Station	8/99	Union Station

Canon City Sub (Pueblo - Canon City, CO, not including D&RGW depots)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Florence	Florence, 800 Main St. (E side of town)	residence	8/87	1-story frame depot, very heavily modified, brick exterior
Canon City	Canon City, trackside	"Santa Fe Depot Restaurant" and ticket office for Canon City & Royal Gorge tourist railroad	1/03(m)	1-story brick depot

A.V. District (Holly - Swink, CO, abandoned)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Wiley	Wiley, about 2 mi. E on Hwy 196 to Road 4, N about 0.25 mi.	residence	7/00(j)	1-story frame depot
McClave	La Junta, 1213 E 4th St. (east on US-50 0.4 mi from Hwy 109 junction, south on Sunset to 4th St., west 0.5 block to depots. Behind Hickory House Restaurant)	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot, heavily modified
Fort Lyon	La Junta, 316 Sunset Ave. (east on US-50 0.4 mi from Hwy 109 junction, south on Sunset. Between 3rd and 4th St., behind Hickory House Restaurant)	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot
Cheraw	La Junta, 1213 E 4th St. (east on US-50 0.4 mi from Hwy 109 junction, south on Sunset to 4th St., west 0.5 block to depots. Behind Hickory House Restaurant)	residence	8/99	1-story frame depot

ex-ATSF Manter Sub (Saunders, KS - Pritchett, CO, now Cimarron Valley RR)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Walsh	Walsh, on Missouri St. south of tracks	abandoned?	7/00(n)	1-story frame depot
Prichett	Springfield, southwest of town along Hwy 160	privately owned	9/99(j)	1-story frame depot

Help!!!

Palmer Lake: The small 16x32 frame depot that served as a joint D&RGW/ATSF agency here is rumored to have been moved to somewhere in South Park. It is possible that the depot did not survive the move, however. Anyone have any information on this one?

Recent Updates:

May/June '98

Fort Lyon: added. (c)

July '98

Englewood: moved to new location at Dartmouth and Galapago in Englewood, 1/2 mile north and 1 block east of former location. (d)
Pinion, Model: added. (d)
Canon City: depot is now a restaurant. (e)

September 18, 1998

Canon City: restaurant is called "The Santa Fe Depot Restaurant." (e)
Holly, Lamar, Las Animas, La Junta, Trinidad, Rocky Ford: updated. (e)

November 13, 1998

Colorado Springs: updated. (f)

January 19, 1999

Thatcher: confirmed. (d)
Colorado Springs old freight depot: added. (d)

June 6, 1999

Larkspur, Sedalia: added. (g)

August 27, 1999

Las Animas (2), La Junta, Thatcher, Model, Trinidad (2), Rocky Ford, Manzanola, Pueblo, Piñon, Colorado Springs (3), Larkspur, Sedalia, Littleton, Englewood, Denver, Ft. Lyon, Cheraw, McClave: updated.
La Junta: freight depot added.
Hoehnes: missing! (see Help!!!)
Boone, Fowler: now town halls.
Avondale: better directions. Fujita's Cafe is now closed.
Pueblo: freight depot? added to Help!!!
Holly: depot is Chamber of Commerce and visitors' center.
Walsh, Springfield(?): updated. (i)

October 16, 1999

Prichett: identity confirmed. Springfield depot was destroyed by fire. (j)

April 22, 2000

Pueblo: freight depot added. (b)

August 18, 2000

Holly, Wiley, Walsh: updated. (j)
La Junta, Trinidad: updates. (a)
Avondale, Colorado Springs, Englewood, Holly, Las Animas, Rocky Ford, Thatcher, Littleton, Hoehnes: photos added.

May 13, 2001

Hoehnes: found! Located 10 miles south of Texas Creek, CO on Hwy 69. (k)

January 1, 2002

Lamar, La Junta: updated. (l)

November 17, 2002

La Junta, Model: photos added.

January 21, 2003

Canon City: updated. (m)
Fowler: photos added.

October 2004:

Walsh: photo added. (n)

Thanks!

Letters following the date indicate sightings reported by the following individuals:

a) Evan Stair

b) Dave Van Buskirk

c) D. K. Spencer

d) Larry Green

e) Bob Gatton

f) Jim King

g) Herb Edwards

h) Kathy Leigh

i) Keel Middleton

j) Ken Talbert

k) Mark D. Roper

l) Gary LaPointe

m) David Dillon

n) Ken Talbert

Send additions/updates to atsf@railfan.net. Provide as much information as possible regarding location, present use, and when the depot was last seen. Thanks!

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