| Museum and Research Center Construction |
| Union Pacific Depot before restoration. The depot was built in 1917 to replace the original 1878 structure. The depot will house exhibits and displays on the Orphan Train Movement, as well as local railroad history. |
| Click here to see pictures of the inside of the depot, before restoration, and additional images of the exterior. |
| Union Pacific Depot after restoration. Completed in January of 2005 and made possible by a Heritage Trust Fund grant from the Kansas State Historical Society for $50,586. |
| Ground breaking for the new Morgan-Dowell Research Center in June of 2005. |
| Construction began on the Research Center in May 2006 and the exterior was completed and dedicated in June 2006 at the National Celebration. |
| The interior of the Research Center during construction. The walls had been framed, and most of the electrical, heating and air conditioning has been installed. |
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