As you probably know from reading this blog, my late husband, Ray, worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 41 years, starting in the summer during high school until retirement in 1984 at age 58. We moved a lot, but our original home was in Chillicothe, Illinois. I think this is a postcard - it is of the depot in Chillicothe. You can see the passengers waiting to board the train. Ray worked in the office in the engineering department which was in this old building and also spent a lot of time working "on the road". Long after we moved away, the depot was destroyed by fire.
Our first move was the consolidation of two divisions - the Illinois and Missouri - and the headquarters for that was in Ft. Madison, Iowa, so all the Chillicothe people and all the people from Marceline, Missouri, packed everything up and moved to Iowa. This is a postcard and it is the depot at Ft. M. We were actually only about two or three hours from Chillicothe, but it seemed like it was across the continent. Guess it was the much slower times back then. I really loved Ft. Madison and those were good years living there.
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That looks almost like a Stage Coach that's closest to the photographer in the top picture. How far from the station was the town?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Carol - I'm joining in the fun today.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special postcard for you. My girls, grammar school age, loved the pictures. They are playing trains right now with their large collection of tracks and pieces. Lisa
ReplyDeleteI love the postcard of the train station. And your quilting blogs are wonderful!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog and happy PFF
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I love the vintage postcard of the train station best. My husband adores trains--some of our best dates before we married, were chasing (er following) trains!
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My favourite way to travel, although I'm not too keen on the new inter-city high speed trains, so the times of these postcards would be my ideal.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the message written around the boarder. Wonder if she ever got her "swetter" back?!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, and pieces of your own history make them extra special!
ReplyDeleteWhat great cards. Sad that one of the depots was destroyed by fire.
ReplyDeletethese are lovely images. Makes me want to find some for the stations here. Hope this isn't a repeat comment, I was having some trouble.
ReplyDeleteWhat a real treasure to keep!
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Postcard Friendship Friday#1
What wonderful postcards.
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