Winslow, AR depot. If anyone knows who in Winslow was requesting plans for the depot? They could possibly use the plans for the West Fork depot as they are similar.
Howdy, Thanks for posting these. This depot appears unique because of the second floor. Wonder what the second floor was used for, since there is a window. Sleeping? Are there any other depots that use this plan? Best, Mike
Probably agent's living quarters. Some stations had adjacent houses for living quarters. Turner, MO is an example. Tom
Robert Winn's book Railroads of Northwest Arkansas has some material on the subject of the Frisco at Winslow. It includes a photograph on page 25 of the depot circa 1900 with 2nd floor window boxes with flowers, where the J. A. Winn family lived.
At Backbone Mountain Tunnel the switchbacks can still be found when visiting in person. I would suggest after a freeze or two. They might show on a historical Google Earth photo? I have never seen any map or plat of the Boston Mountain Tunnel switchbacks or shooflies. You can roughly map the south one from this photograph. The locomotive is the work engine #17. J. W. Hansard studio photograph.
Hello John! Hope you are doing well. Thank you very much for sharing that Winslow map and that fantastic Winslow tunnel construction photograph that includes a switchback move! Both are now duly saved and filed on my hard drive. Andre
The first linked Sanborn map is incorrect. There were no multiple track reverse curves at Winslow. The south switch that fanned out to the pass and back track was always near the short tangent between the single track curve (left curve if northbound) exiting the north tunnel portal and the first reverse curve (right hand if north bound). Once the siding and back track branched off the main, the long broad multi (3) track curve was constant well PAST (north of) the depot. This pic aptly illustrates the south switch leading to the pass and back track: Here's a more accurate map example of Winslow: http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/winslow-ar.458/#post-79853 Don't know what the Sanborn boys were smokin' that day, but they missed it. Their version of the track alignments at Winslow never existed. Andre
From this retired A&M Engineer: Unless things have changed since I retired in April of '18, the only trains the A&M handled/handles from connecting lines are/were the grain trains off the BNSF to supply the large mill up north of Springdale, and there used to be grain trains off the UP to the same location up north of Springdale. Back when the traffic off the UP was heavier, I had to make meets with the UP grain trains when running the passenger train. Also called upon to work the ground at times and break them in two at Van Buren. Andre
