Salem, MO depot. Salem, MO depot in 1893. Photograph from St. James Library, St. James, MO. Copied by Pat Moreland.
Salem, MO depot. The depot and freight house were south in town. To the north 1 mile, just outside of the city, was the roundhouse. The double track likely went pass the roundhouse where the locomotives were turned; trains often backed into the depot. From the depot collection a black and white photograph on page 67 can be see the following link. https://digitalcollections.missouristate.edu/digital/collection/Depots/id/282 Salem Depot blueprint is also found also at page 64. https://digitalcollections.missouristate.edu/digital/collection/Depots/id/872 More pictures and the history are available at the following link. http://www.salemmo.com/walkingtour/location11.asp An example of a Salem passenger timetable. Departure direction / Time / Train Number / milepost / Origin-Destination and Through Service to: northward / 9:45 AM / SLSF No.1 / 40 miles / Salem to Cuba Salem: Southward spur freight services went as far as Iron Hill Mine and on the Salem southeastward spur to Riverside Mine. Southward trains were sporadic to businesses, farms, timber cutting forest locations, mines and if passenger service it was normally by caboose since volumes were low. Cuba, MO to Salem, MO (SLSF) is the former St. Louis Salem and Little Rock (SLS&LR) built in 1873. Southward from Cuba, MO, MP 0.0, to Salem, MO, MP 40.3. Southward spur to Iron Hill was MP 41.0 was built in 1874. Southeastward to Riverside Mine (Ziegler's Iron Bank) was MP 51.0. Riverside Mine was approximately .2 miles Northeast of Doss, MO. Salem passenger depot, freight house and yard. 1924 Sanborn Map.
