Re: Como Station

Note one thing about your photo, the difference in height of the land is in the old and new. according to David, snow plows in the area would pile snow up in front of the depot after abandonment. This snow had dirt in it and when it melted it left extra dirt. The original grade is actually is 2 to three feet down. He plans to regrade this area when he gets funds. He also says he has considered laying track from the depot to the turntable. Restore the turntable, bring #9 over, run it "on air"or oil, and run it back and forth while at the same time has a very sutiable shelter from the Weather. Just a thought. To bad you missed out on the food its great. If you are an the area again may I sugest the Como Burger. Also, the grade from Como to Kenosha is all still there but from Como to Jefferson the are telephone poles driven right in the middle. This summer I was driving with a group to go camping and we had a flat tire. We pulled over into a drive way to a ranch and there was the grade with a huge chunck cut out to allow the Drive way have a level entrance. There was also a very different sculpture built on one side right smack on the grade. It also goes through much private property may I ad.