Odessa AFEs

This is a summary to the "Applications For Expenditures" (AFE) files which were project files for all purchases, construction or removal of facilities or equipment from Great Northern property. These files sometimes contain correspondence, invoices, blueprints and other project information, and often contain insight into events or changes in a specific area at a point in time.

As a summary, it does give a look into the changes made over the years.

From the GN-NP Archives.

1895    Construct stockyard

1898    Extend passing track

1899    Dig irrigation ditch

1899    Erect mail crane

1900    Install ROW fence

1900    Construct industry track

1900    Construct public crossing

1900    Construct 24x24 station facilities

1901    Remodel station facilities

1901    Place rip rap along Crab Creek

1901    Construct section house

1901    Place tool house

1901    Revise yard tracks

1902    Put in 950 foot spur for the Portland Flour Mill

1902    Install ROW fence

1902    Dig well at section house

1902    Install wing fence and cattle guard in ROW fence

1902    Widen banks to Mohler

1903    Relocate privy

1903    Install stock chute at stockyard

1903    Remodel station facilities

1903    Change irrigation ditch

1904    Install ROW fence

1904    Construct public crossing

1904    Construct spur track

1904    Install private crossing

1905    Construct house track

1906    Cinder walk along second street

1906    Construct public crossing on Fifth Avenue

1906    Construct house track

1907    Construct spur track

1907    Extend Odessa Lumber Spur

1908    Place mail crane

1908    Install ROW fence

1908    Construct public crossing

1908    Construct private crossing

1909    Construct 30x96 standard depot with 12x100 cinder wing platforms

1909    Construct subway under tracks at Fourth street

1909    Install mail crane

1909    Construct passing track

1909    Construct private crossing for JB Ziegler 1 mile west

1910    Construct 473 foot extension to passing track and rearrange industry track

1910    Install private crossing

1913    Install 2610 foot ROW fence one mile west

1914    Extend passing track 1321 feet on east end and 13 feet on west end

1915    Construct stockyard

1915    Construct cess pool

1916    Install steel in bridge 322 and 320

1916    Install public crossing at 5th ant 7th streets

1916    Construct Standard Oil Spur

1917    Place cinder walk to depot

1918    Install private crossing

1919    Place cinder walk on 4th street

1921    Relay 1609 track feet westward from west switch of Odessa with second hand 85# re-sawed rail

1921    Move bunk houses from Bluestem and Downs

1922    Renew trestles and culverts

1923    Put electric lights in section house

1923    Move hand car house from Circle

1923    Purchase mail cart

1924    Place crossing sign at 4th street

1924    Rip rap-Odessa to Irby

1925    Place 55 gallon drum with faucet, hasp, & rack

1925    Section house from Pollard for signal maintainer

1925    Electric lights in signal maintainer cottage

1925    Install crossing signals

1925    Connect section house to city water

1925    Auxiliary telephone in freight depot

1926    Electric lights in section house

1926    Install steel in bridge 321

1928    Ditching-Odessa to Irby

1929    Construct loading platform

1929    Additions to stockyard

1932    Renew bridge 319.5

1932    Install steel in bridge 319.4

1933    Rip rap-Odessa to Seward

1935    Remove private crossing

1939    Install steel in bridge 319.5

1939    Extend Odessa Union Warehouse Spur

1940    Construct spur and platform

1940    Remove 3 settees (?) from depot

1941    Remove loading platform

1941    Install wiring in depot

1941    Install steel in bridge 315.9A

1942    Move train annunciator from Quincy

1942    Install private crossing

1943    Telephone in section house

1943    Relocate automatic train annunciator to Lamona

1944    Odessa to Wilson Creek: Relay 21.13 miles main line with 112# rail, place spring switches at both ends of passing tracks at Irby and Wilson Creek, relay industry tracks with second hand 90# rail at Irby, Marlin and in house track including oil spur turnout at Wilson Creek

1945    Easement for highway

1945    Construct tool house

1945    Relay rail-Lamona to Odessa

1946    Alter depot for agent quarters

1946    Renew piers at bridge 326

1946    Construct private crossing

1947    Replace crossings and signals at 4th street

1951    Install fuel oil tanks at depot

1951    Remove stockyards

1951    Install highway crossing signal

1952    Remove part of Odessa Lumber Spur

1954    Construct Northwest Chemical Spur

1957    Relay siding

1958    Easement for highway

1960    Purchase property

1962    Retire and sell signal maintainer’s house and close facilities

1962    Extend spur track 93 feet

1964    Extend spur track 450 feet

1965    Erect code wires for communications and CTC

1967    Rearrange existing tracks and construct new trackage for Shell Oil

1967    Place creosoted timber ballast deck on bridge #1557.2

1967    Construct 12x14 8 foot metal toilet building

1968    Renew bridge deck

1969    Prepare grade for side track

1969    Purchase 7280 square feet of land

1969    Replace open deck of bridge #1553.5 with creosoted timber ballast deck

1969    Replace open deck of bridge #1555.9 with creosoted timber ballast deck

1970    Install code line

1970    Place safety walk on bridge #1551.6

1970    Extend siding 2508 feet