Originally posted 11/18/2008
Formerly of Pullman, Ken & Sally Vogel are now living in Winlock (Lewis County), Washington, with their famous (looks like a train depot) house on Front Street. No it never was a train depot. Yes, it was designed to look like a train depot. Ken designed it. The Vogels hired a draftsman to draw up the final plans and -- as contractors -- they hired and supervised subcontractors who built it. The house is only a few meters from the train tracks used by Union Pacific freight trains and Amtrak's Coast Starlight and Cascades passenger trains*. Larger still photos and video from Nov. 2008. Smaller still photo from Oct. 1, 2010.
If you see a green rectangle below and it does not have a video "play" button, you won't be able to see the video. If that's the case, copy the URL for this posting and look at this blog posting via another means, such as a computer.
*Amtrak Cascades is operated by Amtrak in partnership with Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Nothing to do with this story, but here’s lyrics for a commercial from a long while back:
Welcome aboard our happy train,
the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited
You'll feel like a king in a castle on wheels
In all kinds of weather, it's smooth as a feather
It’s really terrific, Northern Pacific:
Vista-Dome North Coast Limited
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Formerly of Pullman, Ken & Sally Vogel are now living in Winlock (Lewis County), Washington, with their famous (looks like a train depot) house on Front Street. No it never was a train depot. Yes, it was designed to look like a train depot. Ken designed it. The Vogels hired a draftsman to draw up the final plans and -- as contractors -- they hired and supervised subcontractors who built it. The house is only a few meters from the train tracks used by Union Pacific freight trains and Amtrak's Coast Starlight and Cascades passenger trains*. Larger still photos and video from Nov. 2008. Smaller still photo from Oct. 1, 2010.
If you see a green rectangle below and it does not have a video "play" button, you won't be able to see the video. If that's the case, copy the URL for this posting and look at this blog posting via another means, such as a computer.
*Amtrak Cascades is operated by Amtrak in partnership with Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Nothing to do with this story, but here’s lyrics for a commercial from a long while back:
Welcome aboard our happy train,
the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited
You'll feel like a king in a castle on wheels
In all kinds of weather, it's smooth as a feather
It’s really terrific, Northern Pacific:
Vista-Dome North Coast Limited
........................
It’s true, a
Mountie of the R.C.M.P. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) visited the depot in
summer of 2016.
