Republic, Washington, depot 24x36 - HO

The Great Northern Railway Historical Society Company Store is proud to offer an HO-scale, laser cut kit of the 24’ x 36’ Republic, Washington, depot custom made by Monroe Models. We are offering Republic as a 'not quite standard' small-town depot. The Republic depot was built at the end of the Republic, Washington, branch in 1902 as a 24 x 96’ standard plan combination depot. Because it was located at the end of a branch and served a booming mining town, the company expected substantial Less than Carload (LCL) freight traffic, so the depot received an unusually long freight room. In 1964, with both LCL freight and passenger service gone, the building was shortened by removing the freight room. One passenger waiting room was converted for use as a speeder shed by the section crew while the other continued to be the business office for use by freight customers. It retained its decorative roof peak over the bay window, which was characteristic of depots on this line of railroad north of