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Rail-fan Pictures of Winthrop Depot

The Winthrop Station opened in 1849 and once had a passenger depot, a freight depot, a team track with ramp, three coal bins, and a baggage room that was actually a separate building. A grain mill, a dairy, and a condensed milk factory also took service in town. Unfortunately only the baggage room survives, this is what I have pictures of.

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Retarder	A mechanical device usually located in a hump yard and operated by compressed air or electric motors, used to slow rolling stock to a safe coupling speed by compression on the side of the wheel. AKA Squeezer.

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