Fantastic image I've not seen before! Thanks for sharing. Do you have the source? I would love to know if it the left edge is cropped. A few hundred feet to the left of the depot they'd set up the turntable. As to the lay of the land, the mainline is on a continuous grade from left to right, with the spur being fairly level, pretty insane for operations.
The earliest report I've seen of the depot's upcoming construction is an article dated June 18th 1881, so this would be no earlier than a few months later. But it could be just as easily 1882 or...?
Seeing the freight shed sitting on stilts is fantastic. I've only seen one other really good photo of it, from upgrade looking back on the other side. No indication of stilts, so a great discovery.
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