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Today’s view, looking west at the depot site in Hutchinson —
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And a view of the eastbound passenger track signal —
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The line from Wichita comes into Hutchinson, curves west across a bridge and then immediately jogs to the south, exactly as far over as if there had been a turnout here and the straight route had been removed. Just shy of two blocks west, right before crossing Main, there is another jog as if the through track was removed and the passenger siding had become the main track. Earlier photos of the depot area actually show three tracks right next to the depot. I did not examine the west end of this area where the railroad passes under the K-96 overpass, but I’ll have to return next time I’m up here.
I don’t have a condensed profile chart for this part of the railroad, so my description of the previous track layout is only conjecture.
RG7
