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| This 1900s photo of the Gashland Depot was contributed by Gary Green. Thanks Gary. The below comments and photo are used with the permission of the Clay County Archives. We Thank you. The Quincy, Omaha, & Kansas City railroad began operations as the Kansas City & Atlantic in 1889. The main (or south) terminal was located in what is now North Kansas City about a half mile from Harlem. Passengers had to cross the Missouri River on the Anne Cade Ferry to get to the station. The first town on the line was Linden, then Gashland, Nashua, and Smithville, then on to Omaha and Quincy. In the early years the KC&A only had one passenger train, then after the line was reorganized in 1891 and renamed the QO&KC there was a northbound morning and a southbound afternoon train, plus some freight trains. A good part of the right of way for the line from Linden to Smithville was donated to the railroad by the Gash family. The daughter of Joseph Gash (Pauline) insisted that if Gash land was to be used for the railroad, there would be a depot and that it would be called Gashland. The Gashland Station was built around 1891 and Pauline's husband Dan Carpenter was the stationmaster for 8 years. The last run was on Saturday, August 26, 1939. The track and buildings were dismantled almost immediately. One of the bridges that was located near Trimble was moved to Weston. I think it's used for a footbridge somewhere but I can't recall where exactly. |
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