Re: (rshsdepot) MKT Depots and platforms

["Steven Delibert" <stevdel_@_prodigy.net>]

Jay -
    Check your time frame.  I don't know if it applies elsewhere, but we've
learned that the Ulster & Delaware in New York built a lot of their early
depots (late 1860's/early 70's) with high platforms all around; the New York
Railroad Commissioners gave them hell (ca 1880's/early 90's)  because this
was inconvenient for passengers, and we've found in our Roxbury, NY, depot,
that the surviving 1872 portion was originally built with high platforms all
the way around, but doors in the passenger end were later (ca. 1890) lowered
to accommodate low platforms on that end, while high platforms survived on
the freight end right down to the end of service in 1976.
    Steve Delibert
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Mowbay <trainhead_@_mymail.emcyber.com>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) MKT Depots and platforms


> Jay,
> According to my book of MKT Standard Plans, all of the "track side"
> platforms are at one level. This is the level of the passenger platform.
The
>




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