Santa Fe Surviving Water Facilities

Last revised: September 29, 2006
Maintained by Evan Werkema

This list attempts to document surviving Santa Fe water tanks, treatment buildings, and pump houses. The list is arranged by state, and by district and division (as of 1979) within the states. The date column indicates the most recent date the facilities were confirmed to be intact. Dimensions, build dates, and use information is taken from the Santa Fe document Steel Water Tanks, A.T.& S.F. Ry. System (correct to 1/1/1920) in cases where the existing facilities appear to be the ones listed in the document. Facilities are at their original, trackside locations unless otherwise noted. This list is based on individual sightings, and additional sightings, updates, and corrections are always welcome.

Kansas
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Selkirk	Hand dug, rock lined well	5/00(h)	Preserved by Wichita County Historical Society
Southern Kansas Division, Third District
Moline	two approx. 24x43 tanks	7/01(k)	part of grain elevator
Southern Kansas Division, Howard District
Eureka	approx. 24x43 tank	7/01(j)(k)	unused, had been silo
Middle Division, Second District
St. John	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	7/90	-
Middle Division, Fifth District
Great Bend	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	7/90	-
Colorado Division, First District
Syracuse	two 24x60 tanks, treated water, built 1911	7/90	-
Syracuse	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	7/90	-
Colorado Division, Cimarron Valley District
Hugoton	approx. 24x43 tank with conical roof	8/91	East of town on private property. Once had tank-mounted spout.
Elkhart	approx. 24x43 tank with conical roof	8/91	-
Elkhart	standard frame pumphouse	8/91	-
Plains Division, Englewood District
Sawyer	pumphouse	10/99(b)	-
Belvidere	approx. 24x29 tank	10/99(b)	Wooden gauge. Supports municipal water tank.
Wilmore	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1912	10/99(b)	-

Oklahoma
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Colorado Division, Cimarron Valley District
Keyes	approx. 24x29 tank with conical roof	8/91	Once had tank-mounted spout
Plains Division, Second District
Waynoka	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1903	10/99(b)
Plains Division, H&S District
Blackwell	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	6/90	-
Plains Division, Altus District
Dill City	brick pumphouse	5/93	-

Texas
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Plains Division, Second District
Pampa	concrete water treatment plant	10/99(b)	-
Plains Division, Third District
Hereford	24x60 tank, raw water, built 1914	10/99(b)	-
Plains Division, Skellytown District
Skellytown	Horton-style tank	1989?(a)	Municipal use, no spout
Skellytown	standard frame pumphouse	1989?(a)	ramshackle condition
Plains Division, Clinton District
Briscoe	approx. 24x29 tank	1989(a)	-
Briscoe	frame pumphouse, no derrick	1989(a)	-
Plains Division, Dumas District
Etter	Horton-style tank	8/91	Tank portion only, used for fertilizer storage
Plains Division, Fourth District
Muleshoe	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	8/85	-
Plains Division, Fifth District
Dugger	brick pumphouse	4/00(g)	West side of US 84 about five miles northwest of Post and several miles from tracks. Water was piped to Dugger.
Snyder	concrete water treatment plant and pumphouse (former boiler house)	2/00(g)	-
Plains Division, Alpine District
Tinaja	approx. 24x45 tank	3/06(s)	Once had tank-mounted spout
Tinaja	frame pumphouse	3/06(s)	No derrick
Plata	approx. 24x29 tank	3/06(s)	Once had tank-mounted spout
Slaton Division, Crosbyton District
Lubbock	brick pumphouse	2/00(g)	At Auburn St. and Ave. K, now owned by city
Lubbock	brick pumphouse	3/01(g)	Ave. A just north of Broadway
New Mexico Division, El Paso District
El Paso	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	8/88	-
Northern Division, Sweetwater District
Buffalo Gap	24x60 tank, raw water, built 1910	4/99(c)	Municipal use
Southern Division, Longview District
Kirbyville	approx. 24x43 tank	8/01(l)	Municipal use, photo August 2001 courtesy Mark St. Aubin

Colorado
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Colorado Division, Second District
Thatcher	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1902	8/99	-
Trinidad	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	8/99	-
Starkville	approx. 24x60 tank with conical roof	12/93	Now used by community, roof possibly added by them.
Colorado Division, Denver District
Sedalia	24x43 tank with conical roof, raw water, built 1906	8/99	Wooden gauge. Now used by community, roof possibly added by them.
Colorado Division, Boise City District
Campo	Horton-style tank	7/90	No spout
Campo	frame pumphouse	7/90	No derrick

New Mexico
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Colorado Division, Third District
Maxwell	two approx. 24x60 tanks	8/99	On hillside west of track and I-25, possibly moved from Springer, NM
Las Vegas	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	7/87	-
Las Vegas	two concrete pumphouses	7/87	-
Colorado Division, Fourth District
Chapelle	24x29 tank, raw water, built 1907	7/89	Once had tank-mounted spout
Ribera	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1903	7/87	Once had tank-mounted spout
Lamy	approx. 24x29 tank	8/99	On hillside east of depot and section house
Domingo	24x60 tank, built 1912	12/84	-
Domingo	unusual small treatment tank	12/84	-
Plains Division, Third District
Texico	24x60 tank, raw water, built 1909	8/91	-
New Mexico Division, First District
Melrose	24x60 tank, combination treatment and storage, built 1907	10/99(d)	-
Negra	24x60 tank, raw water, built 1908	1998(b)	Photo by Paul Brown
New Mexico Division, Carlsbad District
Portales	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant and pumphouse	11/86	-
New Mexico Division, El Paso District
Rincon	12x45 tank, fresh water, built 1907	7/98	-
Las Cruces	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	7/98	Now houses model railroad club
New Mexico Division, Deming District
Florida	24x45 tank, raw water, built 1916	7/98	-
New Mexico Division, Magdalena District
Water Canyon	approx. 24x29 tank	6/87	Once had tank-mounted spout
Magdalena	approx. 24x43 tank with conical roof	6/94	-

Arizona
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Albuquerque Division, Second District
Chambers	approx. 16x43 tank with conical roof, painted silver	7/93	-
Chambers	concrete water treatment building	7/93	Now MW use?
Chambers	pumphouse, nonstandard design	7/93	-
Albuquerque Division, Third District
Bellemont	24x60 tank with conical roof, raw water, built 1907	7/98	Photo by Ed Cooper, late 1980's
Seligman	24x60 tank with conical roof, painted silver with black emblem, built 1903	7/98	-
Seligman	wooden water treatment building(?)	7/98	-
Albuquerque Division, Kingman District
Pica	approx. 48x60 tank with conical roof	11/05(r)	Mike Brooks photo, November 2005
Pica	16x64 tank, treated water, built 1910	11/05(r)	-
Pica	24x60 tank with conical roof, treated water storage, built 1908	11/05(r)	-
Peach Springs	concrete water treatment building	7/98	Now MW use?
Hackberry	approx. 24x43 tank, painted silver with black emblem	7/98	-
Kingman	two approx. 24x60 tanks	7/98	-
Kingman	"municipal" style water tower	7/98	Beside railroad tanks
Kingman	concrete water treatment building	7/98	now MW use?
Yucca	approx. 24x60 tank	7/98	-
Yucca	"municipal" style water tower	7/98	Beside railroad tank
Yucca	concrete water treatment building	7/98	Now MW use?
Toppock	24x43 tank with conical roof, raw water, built 1908	7/98	-
Albuquerque Division, Fourth District
Ash Fork	approx. 48x60 tank with conical roof, painted silver with black emblem	7/98	-
Ash Fork	"municipal" style water tower, painted silver with black emblem	7/98	-
Drake	approx. 24x43 tank with conical roof	1/97	Roof damaged, about half missing
Albuquerque Division, Parker District
Salome	approx. 24x60 tank with conical roof, painted silver	7/98	Once had tank-mounted spout

California
Location	Description	Date	Comments
Los Angeles Division, Needles District
Needles	two 24x60 tanks, painted silver	1986(a)	-
Needles	concrete water treatment building	1986(a)	-
Cadiz	approx. 24x60 tank, painted silver	7/98	Photo by Paul Brown
Los Angeles Division, Parker District
Vidal	approx. 24x43 tank	/01(e)	Photo by Paul Brown
Valley Division, Porterville-Orosi District
Hillmaid	approx. 24x43 tank with conical roof	8/95	-

Some Recent Losses Tanks for the memories...
Location	Description	Approx. Date Removed	Comments
Illinois Division, First District
Stronghurst, IL	24x45 tank with conical roof, treated water storage, built 1906	-	Privately owned. Roof probably added by new owner.
Illinois Division, Fourth District
Henrietta, MO	two approx. 24x60 tanks	2/02(i)	Had been used as grain silos by local elevator.
Plains Division, First District
Argonia, KS	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1909	mid-2004(b)	-
Attica, KS	two approx. 24x60 tanks	4/05(b)	demolished during double-tracking project
Attica, KS	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	2004(b)
Harper, KS	16x45 tank, treatment	4/05(b)(o)	demolished during double-tracking project
Harper, KS	24x43 tank, service	4/05(b)(o)	demolished during double-tracking project
Harper, KS	approx. 24x60 tank	4/05(b)(o)	demolished during double-tracking project
Harper, KS	1.5 story Powers water treatment plant	4/05(b)(o)	demolished during double-tracking project
Plains Division, Second District
Woodward, OK	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	2004(b)	demolished during double-tracking project
Shattuck, OK	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	-(b)	-
Higgins, TX	24x43 tank, raw water, built 1909	-(b)	Once had tank-mounted spout
Higgins, TX	concrete pumphouse	-(b)	-
Miami, TX	two approx. 24x60 tanks	2003(b)	demolished during double-tracking project
Miami, TX	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	2003(b)	demolished during double-tracking project
Plains Division, Third District
Black, TX	two approx. 24x43 tanks	gone by mid-2004(q)	-
Black, TX	1.5-story Powers water treatment plant	gone by mid-2004(q)	-
New Mexico Division, First District
Becker, NM	24x60 tank, combination treatment and storage, built 1908	gone by 1/06(p)	Supported small water tank for nearby ranch
Becker, NM	standard frame pumphouse with addition to rear	gone by 1/06(p)	-
Albuquerque Division, First District
Dalies, NM	24x60 tank with conical roof, raw water, built 1908	gone by 12/04	-
Grants, NM	approx. 24x60 tank	9/03(n)	Used by perlite plant immediately east of depot, demolished along with the plant.
Albuquerque Division, Kingman District
Pica, AZ	concrete water treatment plant	gone by 11/05(r)	-
Los Angeles Division, Needles District
Goffs, CA	approx. 24x60 tank with conical roof, painted silver	11/21/03(m)	-
Goffs, CA	pumphouse, nonstandard design	11/21/03(m)	-

Help!!!

Morse, TX: A feed lot west of town has a water tank that looks a lot like a Horton-style water tank. Anyone know if this was the Santa Fe water tank from Morse? (f)

Thanks!

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

a) The Santa Fe Modeler, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1st Quarter 1990).

b) Keel Middleton

c) J. Stephen Sandifer

d) Earl Needham

e) Paul W. Brown

f) Fred Napp

g) Bob Burton

h) Karen Walk

i) Sam Bailey

j) Paul Souter

k) Steve Sandifer

l) Mark St. Aubin

m) Helen Baker

n) Gary Dunn

o) Ken Leu

p) Stephen Dick

q) Jay Miller

r) Mike Brooks

Send additions/updates to atsf@railfan.net. Provide as much information as possible regarding dimensions and when the facilities were last seen. Thanks!

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