Down by the Station.

  Railroads often had "standard designs" for their depots, but even then, designs varied widely from location to location. The following depots offer a variety of architectures...    [Note: all newly added stations (w/  ) will be on this 1st page; later moved to another page with an attempt to group by RR]

Former GN depot at Marshall, MN, 9/07/26. Built in 1903, it is now used by BNSF.

Former CNW depot at De Smet, SD, 9/07/26. Built in 1906, it is now the De Smet Depot Museum.

This is officially the "Northern Pacific Depot" in Billings, MT, 9/09/26. Built in 1909 to serve NP, GN, and CB&Q railroads, it is now an event center.

Former MILW at Harlowton, MT, 9/20/26. Built in 1908, it is now a museum.

Former MILW depot at Great Falls, MT, 9/19/26. Built in 1915, it is now an office building.

Former GN depot at Great Falls, MT, 9/19/26. Built in 1909, its now offices of the local gas company.

Former MILW depot at Butte, MT, 9/09/26. Built in 1916, it is now home of the local TV station.

Former GN depot at Butte, MT, 9/09/26. Built in 1906, it is now a bar and entertainment center.

Former Milwaukee Road depot at Cle Elum, WA, 9/11/25. Built in 1909 and sitting in dilapidated condition for many years, it was renovated by the Cascade Rail Foundation some time after 2001. The site is now a Washington State Park.

  The background building is the Los Lunas, NM, Transportation Center, 5/06/26. The foreground shelter roofs are a station stop for the New Mexico Railrunner.

  The former SOO Line depot at Park Falls, WI, 4/30/26.  Built in 1913, it was obtained by the city in 2023 in a land swap deal with last owner WATCO. 

Former Union depot at Hardin, MT, 9/19/25. Built in 1908 to serve the Milwaukee Road (MILW) and Northern Pacific (NP) railroads, today it serves a variety of services including the Hardin Chamber of Commerce and the Big Horn County Historical Society.