Santa Fe Surviving Depots: Missouri

Last revised: January 21, 2003
Maintained by Evan Werkema

All locations are in Missouri unless noted.

Chillicothe and Marceline Subs (Main Line: Argyle, IA - Kansas City, MO)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Medill	Medill, approx. 1 block SW of original location	residence	(b)	1-story frame depot
Wyaconda	Wyaconda, northeast of town along Hwy A	garage	8/91	portion of frame depot, extensively rebuilt, virtually unrecognizable as a depot
Baring	Baring, trackside	BNSF MW	1/95	1-story frame depot, metal siding
La Plata	La Plata, trackside	Amtrak Station	4/99(c)	1-story frame depot, undergoing restoration by the Friends for La Plata Preservation
Ethel	Ethel, trackside	BNSF MW	1/95	1-story frame depot, metal siding
Marceline	Marceline, trackside	to become a museum	2/01(e)(f)	2-story brick depot, undergoing restoration.
Marceline	Marceline, trackside	unused	9/98(a)	1-story frame freight depot
Carrollton	Carrollton, trackside	BNSF MW	9/98(a)	1-story brick depot
Henrietta	Henrietta, trackside	BNSF MW	2/01(e)	1-story brick depot
Sibley	Sibley, trackside	BNSF MW	1/95	1-story frame depot, metal siding
Sugar Creek	Sugar Creek, trackside	BNSF MW	9/98(a)	1-story frame depot, metal siding
Sheffield Interlocking Tower	Sheffield, Kansas City, trackside	unused?	2/01(e)	2-story brick tower
Santa Fe Jct. Interlocking Tower	Kansas City, trackside	unused?	7/98(a)	2-story brick tower
Kansas City Union Terminal	Kansas City, 2200 Main St.	unused, to become science museum	9/98(a)	Union Terminal

St. Joseph District (St. Joseph - Henrietta, MO, abandoned)
Original Location	"Current" Location	Current Use	Date	Description and Comments
Plattsburg	Plattsburg, on original site near city water tower	Shelwood Farms office	1/03(g)	1-story brick depot

Note:

Frame depots in maintenance of way service listed above were extensively rebuilt in the early 90's with metal siding. They look more like modern metal sheds than depots. The brick depots in MW service have been heavily modified as well.

Recent Updates:

September 18, 1998

Sheffield, KC Union Station: updated. (a)
Santa Fe Jct. Tower: added. (a)

November 13, 1998

Wyaconda: Location and status confirmed. (b)
Medill: added. (b)
Kansas City Union Terminal, Sugar Creek, Henrietta, Carrollton, Marceline, La Plata: updated. (a)

June 6, 1999

La Plata, Marceline: updated. (c)

April 22, 2000

Plattsburg: updated. (d)

September 1, 2000

Plattsburg: updated. (d)

May 13, 2001

Sheffield, Marceline, Sibley, Henrietta, Sugar Creek: photo added. (e)

January 21, 2003

Plattsburg: now an office for Shelwood Farms, an animal bedding (wood shavings) trucking company based in Plattsburg, photos added. (g)

Thanks!
Letters following the date indicate sightings reported by the following individuals:
a) Bob Gatton
b) Frank M. Ellington
c) Mark P. Rowland
d) Tom Lawlor
e) Sam Bailey
f) Tom Main
g) Don Wetmore

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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