ATCHISON, KANSAS

8:35am No. 57 Doodlebug to Topeka from St. Joseph
3:35pm No.58 Doodlebug to St. Joesph from Topeka

There was nothing standard about the Santa Fe in Atchison. The Santa Fe used Atchison's archaic Union Station. A stone non-standard freight depot still stands and is a musuem which display's many artifacts from the history of this old city.

This depot was opened as Atchison Union Station with pomp and circumstance. The opening ceremonies can be seen on the Pentrex video Challenge for Tomorrow. One is left to wonder why the Santa Fe's presence in this depot would be so celebrated when reviewing its passenger schedule. It shows Santa Fe president Fred Gurley at the ribbon cutting. For a Union Station this depot was small. It replaced a larger structure which burned. Today it is a used car dealership.