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Back in early 2002, I spent some time in central Kansas. There's a lot of history here, including a number of railroad passenger stations left over from the days when folks used trains to get from town-to-town. Here are some photos.Check back in the future and I'll have a great driving tour around this beautiful part of America. In the meantime, if you get there, enjoy exploring on your own.

Greensburg is just a bit west of most of these photos. It’s where the huge tornado hit on the evening of May 4, 2007. Help these folks out by donating to the American Red Cross Midway-Kansas Chapter.

Cunningham
Old Santa Fe station in Cunningham, Kansas.	Another view of the former Cunningham, Kansas depot of the Santa Fe Railroad.

Kingman	Outdoor waiting area has been restored in Kingman, Kansas.
Now a museum is the onetime Santa Fe station in Kingman, Kansas.	Outdoor waiting area has been restored in Kingman, Kansas.
Local historical booster Anita Chetum, who helped save the Kingman Santa Fe Depot.	Kingman Santa Fe station is open for tourist information.
A second station in Kingman served the Missouri Pacific line.	The Missouri Pacific station was not open to the public at the time I visited.

Lawrence	The former Union Pacific station in Lawrence is now a tourist center.
Still used by Amtrak is this station in Lawrence, Kansas. It looks to have been built by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1940s or 1950s.

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