Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot in Kemmerer, Wyoming was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Approx. .4 mi. WNW. of the Jct. of US 30 & Cty. Rd. 300, Kemmerer, Wyoming
Coordinates	41°49′00″N 110°43′36″W
NRHP reference No.	13000919[1]
Added to NRHP	December 11, 2013

The station was moved to its current location in 1902 due to trains overshooting it at its previous location due to too much slope; the entire town of Fossil moved along with the station. It is located about .4 mi. WNW of the junction of US 30 and County Rd. 300. The station is a 24 by 80 feet (7.3 m × 24.4 m) variation on the standard Union Pacific 24x64 plan, expanded to be longer in 1902 after the move. A Western Union Telegraph office was located in the station, in addition to the depot having a passenger area, a freight storage area, and living quarters for the station master and his family.[2]

The listing also includes an outhouse/coal storage outbuilding.[2]

References

1. "Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot".
2. Danielle Schmidt (2013). "National Register of Historic Places registration: Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot / 48LN4730". National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2017. With 18 photos from 2012.