Re: (rshsdepot) Bismarck, MO

["nightrag" <ryarger1_@_nycap.rr.com>]

This may seem a dumb question, but the old depot in Bismark still looks
quite sturdy and restorable.  Why would they have even considered building a
new one, only to have to try and decide what to do with the old one?  Is
this an  Amtrak stop?
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Wagenblast" <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>
To: "Rail Depot List" <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Bismarck, MO


> Photo links:
> http://www.trainweb.org/mopac/bismark-1.jpg
> http://www.trainweb.org/mopac/bismark-4.jpg
> http://www.trainweb.org/mopac/bismark-5.jpg
> http://www.trainweb.org/mopac/bismark-6.jpg
>
> Bismarck Seeks To Preserve Historic Depot
>
> By Linda Bayles Fitzgerald - Daily Journal Staff Writer
>
> For years the railroad tracks have been the center of activity in
Bismarck,
> and now the old depot is the center of a movement to reclaim a portion of
> the city's past.  With construction on the new depot building completed,
the
> disposition of the old depot was a major topic of discussion at Bismarck's
> Aldermanic meeting Thursday evening.
>
> "The people in Bismarck came here because of the train," said Mayor Dennis
> Mayberry.  "And I would think it would be a terrible thing to tear down
the
> depot."
>
> Liz Bennett ask the board how she and others in Bismarck could help
preserve
> the old train depot.  A recent construction project has built a new depot
> building on the western side of the train tracks.  The new depot will be
> privately owned and leased to Union Pacific.
>
> Some Bismarck residents hope to have the old depot declared a historic
> property.  "There are several of us whose daddies worked on the railroad,"
> Bennett said.
>
> The railroad that moves through the town is an integral part of Bismarck's
> community spirit.  "When I got married and moved away, I couldn't sleep
> without the noise of the trains," Bennett said.
>
> The mayor asked Bennett to form a committee to rally community support for
> recovering ownership of the depot and to develop a use for the historic
> building.
>
> The mayor said he hoped the railroad would deed the old depot to the city.
> "We got the dollar bill to pay for it," he said.  He was referring to the
> practice of deeding property for $1 and other considerations.
>
> =================================
> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
>

=================================
The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

------------------------------