First photograph is of the north side of the depot. Note the concrete footings for the wooden columns that supported the water tank. Photograph about 1969 or 1970. Second photograph is of the south side of the depot with a doodlebug. The water tank is visible in the distance at the other end of the platform. Photograph undated. Don Kaiser Clinton, MO
I love how the camper trailer is parked right on the platform. Since it appears to be connected to power, I take it that was the station agent's living space. Paul
It's nice to see this depot again. The last time I saw it was in the early 1970s when Missouri Highway 13 was rerouted through Osceola. This was when the old highway was being raised and new bridge constructed for the soon to be impounded Osage River branch of Truman Lake. Thanks again for these awesome photographs!
Neat view of the depot. Thanks for posting the photos Don. That is a scene worthy of modeling on my N-scale Clinton Subdivision circa 1970s. Your photograph also helps pin down the location of a couple of rail served businesses. Last time I was in Blairstown, MO around 2002, the water tower piers were still in place. The center area of the Blairstown piers was configured differently than the Osceola, MO water tower. Dale Rush
I am giving serious consideration to building this depot, but to get a cost estimate of having the windows laser cut, I need the size(s) of the 6 x 6 pane windows. Any idea of the window dimensions? And I guess the same holds true for most of the major wood depots. Are the windows used somewhat "standard"?
Thank you for posting. Has anyone or any organization worked towards preserving that piece of Americana? It saddens me when a piece of history like that gets thrown under the bus because people don't care.
I forgot to add something with my inquiry. Did someone make a comment about the Frisco's 6 over 6 windows not being commercially available? Perhaps, just the needed sizes are not out there? Reason for asking both questions is that I see where Rusty Stumps makes 6 x 6 pane windows.
When I scratch built my Frisco depot, I had to build the 6 over 6 windows, nice to hear they are now available.
Here is a shot of my scratch built Zalma, MO depot. I used Grandt Line windows because they looked just like the prototype photograph windows. Is this what you mean by 6 over 6? Just ignore the ugly beast sitting out front.
Jim, Yes, 6 pane sash over a 6 pane sash. Folks here have been nice enough to publish plans and photographs, but any build list does not include window size. Lacking any documentation, I may just guesstimate the height and width using what I can from the photographs. That ugly beast is hard to ignore but the depot makes up for it.
I looked up the windows from rusty stump and I did not see any 6 over 6 windows that would work for Frisco depots.
RSLaser would be willing to make some, if given the dimensions. Richard, Any thought as to the window dimensions on the Frisco depots? I just saw that Grandt makes some 6/6 windows. http://www.grandtline.com/architectural_parts/ho scale/ho_windows.htm
Standard depot 1A. This drawing should get you going in the right direction. http://www.frisco.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10289&d=1266275572
I am sure I posted the Frisco #2 Standard depot plans to this sight but I do not know where to find them. The plans would have the window dimensions.
Tichy makes nice injection molded plastic 6 over 6 window that we use in our Blairstown depot kit. Part number is #8024 12 pane window, 4 per sprue. Dale Rush Blair Line Carthage, MO
I have seen some "standard plans" that had elevations, etc.. But of course all windows shown were 4/4 and not 6/6, so if the openings remained the same, then that would nail down the needed dimensions. Ron Williams did some depot articles in the Frisco Modelers Information Group (FMIG) newsletters, but again, plan elevations do not necessary show what was built. I am probably overthinking all of this. I will just do the old perspective scaling thing. I think I remember how it was done. Now I wish I had not dumped all those old engineering drawing text books.
Now that I think about it, I used Tichy #8024 for my depot windows. Not Grandt. There are so many good detail companies out there. We live in good times for model railroading, or railroad modeling.