The Pauline Depot

The Pauline Depot (HM186U)

Location: Topeka, KS 66606 Shawnee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 3.826', W 95° 41.002'

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1910

The Pauline Depot, constructed by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company at a cost of $985, is a typical small town Santa Fe Railroad station that served the public during the early 1900's. This depot was located in Pauline, seven miles south of Topeka on what was then the railway's main line to the west. The history of the railroad is also a history of Topeka and Ward-Meade Park. John Macky Meade came to Topeka from Virginia as a bridge engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad.

Jointed rail trackage was laid in proper association with the position of the depot and brick platform. The tall semaphore "train order board" was operated by the agent to signal approaching trains to stop or proceed. The "box" mounted to the left of the front door is a "waybill box" where conductors could leave freight waybills for the agent when the depot was closed.

Closed in 1982, it was donated by Santa Fe to Historic Ward-Meade Park. Members of the Topeka Chapter of the National Railway [Historical] Society provided the labor for this restoration.
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A.T.S.F Style 'S' Semaphore Signal
Dedicated in memory of
B. J. 'Bill' Hutton
1922 - 1996
A.T.S.F. Signal Department
and N.H.R.S. member
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HM NumberHM186U
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Placed ByOld Prairie Town
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 12:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 267833 N 4327280
Decimal Degrees39.06376667, -95.68336667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 3.826', W 95° 41.002'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 3' 49.56" N, 95° 41' 0.12" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 120 NW Clay St, Topeka KS 66606, US
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