Historic Gallery: 1880s to 1982

Oakland-bound train stops at original Niles Depot, 1880s
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Original 1870-built Niles Depot, 1890
William G. Wullenjohn Sr. Collection

Central Pacific Railroad passenger train at Niles. Niles depot on left, date unknown
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Earliest known photograph of 1901-built Niles depot, circa 1904
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Niles Band in Niles depot garden, circa 1908
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Birds eye view of Niles, circa 1910
Note 1901 Niles passenger depot with train in station and Niles freight depot to upper right of passenger depot (blocked by freight cars)
Niles Main Street Association Collection

Closeup view (of birds eye view above) of depots, circa 1910
Note there is no 70-foot open shed extension on freight depot which shows in later photos 
Niles Main Street Association Collection

Niles depot in 1909 with westbound passenger train in front
Southern Pacific Postcard, William G. Wullenjohn Sr. Collection

Niles depot, 1913
Erle C. Hanson Collection

Niles depot -- rear view, 1913
Erle C. Hanson Collection

Niles depot, 1947
W. C. Whittaker Photograph

Southern Pacific Niles freight depot
Constructed before 1900, 1941 photograph

Southern Pacific Niles freight depot roof sign
"Southern Pacific Freight Station" 
Date of photograph unknown, but before May, 1953

Niles depot on cover of Trains magazine, 1947
Kalmbach Publishing Co., Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Niles depot, 1950s
A. C. Phelps Photograph, William G. Wullenjohn Sr. Collection

Niles depot, 1955
Harry Demoro Photograph, Nancy Demoro Collection

Niles depot, 1950s
Southern Pacific Lines, Robert Morris Collection


 

Niles depot, 1950s
Southern Pacific Lines, Robert Morris Collection

Niles depot, 1950s
Southern Pacific Lines, Robert Morris Collection

Niles depot, 1950s
Southern Pacific Lines, Robert Morris Collection

An SP Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 idles in front of the Niles depot, 1960s
Robert Morris Photo

Niles depot, 1960s 
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Niles Depot on the evening of October 5, 1979 
Richard Steinheimer Photo, Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

Amtrak #13, detouring because of a derailment in Newark, passes the Niles depot on July 3, 1981
G. B. Jones Photo, Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

A cut of cars sits in front Niles depot on its last day in Downtown Niles, 1982
Niles Depot Historical Foundation Collection

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