Here are a few pictures of the Depot and the Caboose.
Portico with the new double doors.
East end of the depot with Mike Kirk's 1926 Ford Model T.
Trolley car barn built on the depot grounds to house the baggage car, Model T, horse drawn wagon, and other historical items.
Missabe caboose at the freight house across the street from the depot. Owned by Mike Kirk.
Milwaukee Road Thrall caboose donated to the depot by James Taylor. The interior is fixed up as an executive car.
The last existing Soo Line potato car with Soo Line Historical & Technical Society members touring the depot during the 2018 convention.
The depot mens smoking room was converted to an office by the Soo Line. Mike Kirk sits by the roll top desk donated by Tom Holly.
The Waupaca depot hosts an Advanced Train Control System receiver allowing us to tell where trains are on the railroad.
We also host two Virtual Railfan cameras so people from around the U.S. and the world can watch trains on the internet as they pass by the depot 24/7.
Baggage car from the Waupaca Electric Light & Ry Co. trolley line which ran between the Waupaca depot and the Chain o' Lakes
The car was restored by the Waupaca Area Model Railroaders and donated to the Waupaca Historical Society.
Baggage car from the Waupaca Electric Light & Ry Co. trolley line which ran between the Waupaca depot and the Chain o' Lakes
The car was restored by the Waupaca Area Model Railroaders and donated to the Waupaca Historical Society.
Ticket window in the general waiting room.
Operators desk.
G scale model railroad in the depot basement with new suspended ceiling and lighted valance.
G scale U.S.A. Trains EMD GP30 pulling an all Soo Line train. The engine was purchased new from Engine House Services.
Pair of custom painted Green Bay and Western FAs purchased from an estate sale. The Artistocraft engines have
operating Mars light, ditch lights and interior lighting. We have converted all our locomotives to Digitrax with sound units.
Bachmann G scale Christmas train donated to the depot by David Leder.
New Bachmann three truck Shay purchased on E-bay by Mike Kirk.
G scale Aristocraft Pacific steam locomotive and heavy weight passenger train purchased used on consignment from Engine House Services.