History: The Milton Depot Closes

1967

L&N and other railroads lose federal mail contracts.
FGAR Heritage

Mar 1970

Burlington Northern Railroad is created through mergers.
AGR Heritage

Apr 30, 1971

The “Gulf Wind” has its last run and passenger service ends in Milton.
FGAR Heritage

May 1, 1973

Black and white photo of the old Milton Depot

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The Milton depot closes. The Santa Rosa Historical Society is formed to purchase the depot from the L&N Railroad and does so in Mar 1975.
FGAR Heritage

1976

Black and white photo of the Milton Depot after the preliminary restoration

<img width="1024" height="401" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1024x401.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Black and white photo of the Milton Depot after the preliminary restoration" decoding="async" srcset="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-300x118.jpg 300w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-768x301.jpg 768w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1536x602.jpg 1536w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-2048x802.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

The Santa Rosa Historical Society does a preliminary restoration as a 1976 Bicentennial project.
FGAR Heritage

Nov 21, 1980

Black and white photo of the Burlington Railroad traincars

<img width="1024" height="541" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1024x541.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Black and white photo of the Burlington Railroad traincars" decoding="async" srcset="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-300x159.jpg 300w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-768x406.jpg 768w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-2048x1082.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

Burlington Northern Railroad purchases the Frisco.
AGR Heritage

Oct 29, 1982

The Milton depot building is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
FGAR Heritage

Dec 29, 1982

<img width="150" height="49" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/15-1982.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Seaboard System logo" decoding="async" />

L&N merges with the Seaboard Coast Line, Georgia, and Clinchfield railroads to form the Seaboard System.
FGAR Heritage

1967

L&N and other railroads lose federal mail contracts.
FGAR Heritage

Mar 1970

Burlington Northern Railroad is created through mergers.
AGR Heritage

Apr 30, 1971

The “Gulf Wind” has its last run and passenger service ends in Milton.
FGAR Heritage

May 1, 1973

Black and white photo of the old Milton Depot

<img width="2530" height="1310" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="Black and white photo of the old Milton Depot" decoding="async" srcset="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973.jpg 2530w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973-300x155.jpg 300w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973-768x398.jpg 768w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12-1973-2048x1060.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2530px) 100vw, 2530px" />

The Milton depot closes. The Santa Rosa Historical Society is formed to purchase the depot from the L&N Railroad, done in Jan 1975.
FGAR Heritage

1976

Black and white photo of the Milton Depot after the preliminary restoration

<img width="1024" height="401" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1024x401.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Black and white photo of the Milton Depot after the preliminary restoration" decoding="async" srcset="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-300x118.jpg 300w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-768x301.jpg 768w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-1536x602.jpg 1536w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-1976-2048x802.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

The Santa Rosa Historical Society does a preliminary restoration as a 1976 Bicentennial project.
FGAR Heritage

Nov 21, 1980

Black and white photo of the Burlington Railroad traincars

<img width="1024" height="541" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1024x541.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Black and white photo of the Burlington Railroad traincars" decoding="async" srcset="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-300x159.jpg 300w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-768x406.jpg 768w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14-1980-2048x1082.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

Burlington Northern Railroad purchases the Frisco.
AGR Heritage

Oct 29, 1982

The Milton depot building is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
FGAR Heritage

Dec 29, 1982

<img width="150" height="49" src="https://wfrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/15-1982.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Seaboard System logo" decoding="async" />

L&N merges with the Seaboard Coast Line, Georgia, and Clinchfield railroads to form the Seaboard System.
FGAR Heritage

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