Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot in Kemmerer, Wyoming was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot
Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot is located in Wyoming
Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot
Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot is located in the United States
Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot
LocationApprox. .4 mi. WNW. of the Jct. of US 30 & Cty. Rd. 300, Kemmerer, Wyoming
Coordinates41°49′00″N 110°43′36″W / 41.81667°N 110.72667°W / 41.81667; -110.72667
NRHP reference No.13000919[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2013

The station was moved to its current location in 1902 due to trains overshooting it at its previous location due to too much slope; the entire town of Fossil moved along with the station. It is located about .4 mi. WNW of the junction of US 30 and County Rd. 300. The station is a 24 by 80 feet (7.3 m × 24.4 m) variation on the standard Union Pacific 24x64 plan, expanded to be longer in 1902 after the move. A Western Union Telegraph office was located in the station, in addition to the depot having a passenger area, a freight storage area, and living quarters for the station master and his family.[2]

The listing also includes an outhouse/coal storage outbuilding.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Danielle Schmidt (2013). "National Register of Historic Places registration: Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot / 48LN4730". National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2017. With 18 photos from 2012.
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Cokeville
toward Portland
Portland – Granger Nutria
toward Granger