Saturday, I drove to Kingsland, in order to try and find the foundation and determine the dimensions of the Kingsland depot. Upon reaching the site, I saw that the area that once contained "GS" tower has been incorporated into a family's homelot and no sign remains. Towards the NS tracks, signs can be seen of items left behind when L.B. Foster scrapped the EL. A few spikes and scattered remnants of ties mark the former ROW along with some little ballast that wasn't salvaged by someone (Also a house along 224 has saved one of the telegraph pole tops (with insulators) and has incorporated it into a mailbox at the roadside). On the other side of the NS tracks, the former location of the depot is covered by a ramshackle horse barn, an embankment and a pile of junk. This is all since the last time I was there. Nothing remains of the foundation. Looking at the NS (NKP) tracks, while crossing over, one can see that the status of the trackage has improved considerably from the EL/NKP days: what once was a rickity single line, of questionable status that had an interchange tie to the EL line, is now a much improved single track with a passing siding (about 1/8 mile) N of EL main, good track and is very well maintained. The reason was obvious as while I was trackside, a Triple Crown train came from Ft. Wayne, headed for points south. I will attempt to find my copy of the Railroadians "And the Next Station Will Be, Vol. 10" and deduce the depot length from that. It only has a photo of the trackside of the depot, so I won't be able to determine the length of the ends. Sorry. Michael Dye ELHS #1516 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------
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