February 14, 2019 01:40PM
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> Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> > Generally, railroads refer to any place with
> > tracks as a station. I.E. milepost 85+2 is
> a
> > "station" even if there is only a siding there.
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> > A depot is the actual structure, usually ref-
> > erring to passenger and express service.
> > A stand-alone freight building is often known
> > as a "freight house" or for smaller structures
> > a "freight shed". These are terms used on
> > railroads, including short line and narrow
> > gauge pikes in the eastern U.S. Some terms
> > may differ in other parts of the country.
>
> And Earl Wrote (below):
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> > A "station" is defined specific location on a
> > railroad timetable, usually marked with a sign
> to
> > denote the location. Sometimes the station
> sign
> > happens to be attached to a depot building.
The term "station" in a location name may sometimes be an inheritance from previous activities there, for instance those of pre-existing stage lines. However, the railroad activity is also founded on the construction surveys, where stations are the key points in a survey line at which the instrumentation is set up, readings are made, and to and between which distances are measured. The final ROW location may or may not follow the survey line exactly, but in my time surveying (admittedly roads and not railroads) we preferred locations of maximum site distance and close to the final estimated line, including summits and curves. And we often named them based on something around the location merely to distinguish them in discussion, even though they would have a unique mathematical value assigned ("85+2", etc.). So a location name useful to the railroad may have a longer history, and when the railroad operations do not seem to give reason to the name, something further may be behind it....
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Stewart Rhine |
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John Meixel |
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John Meixel |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Tim Bain |
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Tim Bain |
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Andrew Roth |
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John Meixel |
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Andrew Roth |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Tim Bain |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Andrew Roth |
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Tim Bain |
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John Meixel |
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Tim Bain |
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Andrew Roth |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Andrew Roth |
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John Meixel |
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Jerry Huck |
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nscaler2 |
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Jerry Huck |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Wayne Hoskin |
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John Meixel |
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Chris Walker |
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John Meixel |
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Chris Walker |
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Russo Loco |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Tim Bain |
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Como |
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Como |
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Russo Loco |
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Chris Walker |
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Russo Loco |
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weston1879 |
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Como |
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Stewart Rhine |
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weston1879 |
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Como |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 15, 2019 05:02PM |
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weston1879 |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Como |
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weston1879 |
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Chris Walker |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Ted miles |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Earl |
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Como |
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Jerry Huck |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Como |
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Johnson Barr |
February 11, 2019 07:04PM |
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Como |
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Justin Kerns |
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Tim Schreiner |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Jerry Huck |
February 17, 2019 06:28AM |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 17, 2019 06:31AM |
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Como |
February 17, 2019 09:27AM |
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Como |
February 17, 2019 06:47AM |
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Justin Kerns |
February 17, 2019 09:19AM |
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Como |
February 17, 2019 10:20PM |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 18, 2019 08:22AM |
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Rick Steele |
February 18, 2019 02:20PM |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 18, 2019 02:45PM |
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Chris Walker |
February 18, 2019 07:55PM |
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Rick Steele |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 18, 2019 02:10PM |
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Como |
February 18, 2019 06:54PM |
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Chris Walker |
February 18, 2019 07:42PM |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 18, 2019 08:35PM |
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Justin Kerns |
February 18, 2019 02:16PM |
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bcp |
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Stewart Rhine |
February 18, 2019 02:56PM |
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Jerry Huck |
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Stewart Rhine |
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Chris Walker |
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