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Eagle Rock Train Depot A color photograph of the Eagle Rock Train Depot 2020. The depot sits on the banks of the James River.
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Indian Rock Depot A black and white photograph of Indian Rock Depot. The caption reads, "The community of Indian Rock on the James River below Buchanan prospered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A railroad station, post office and company store were located by the railroad in addition to the kiln and a coopery for making barrels for the calcium that was mined there. A chain-pulled ferry connected Indian Rock with the opposite side of the river and operated until the Arcadia bridge was built in 1956. The company turned to producing hydrated lime and rock, then a fire destroyed the kiln in the 1930s. There are few remains now of the community that once numbered nearly 100. This picture looks along what was the C&O tracks. To the left you can see the small guage [sic] train that pulled ore to the kilns.
Photo courtesy of James A. Hnacock [sic} Jr."
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Bonsack Depot A newspaper article titled, "Sad Day for Bonsack - Railway Depot Going" and photographs of Mrs. Jacob Bonsack, with the caption "Mrs. Jacob Bonsack She Remembers Past" and the Bonsack depot, with the caption "N&W to Officially Abandon This Station Monday". Individuals mentioned in the article include Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bonsack, Mr. Charles Pennix, John Bonsack, and Jacob Bonsack.
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Gala Depot A black and white photograph of a person standing in front of the Gala Depot.
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Blue Ridge Depot A black and white photograph of the Blue RIdge depot with a train in front.
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Cloverdale Depot An undated black and white image of a crowd on the platform and train tracks of the Cloverdale railway depot. The caption reads, "A group of passengers is waitng [sic] for hte train at the Cloverdale depot on what is now the Norfolk Southern line out of Roanoke. The train was the main form of transportation and Fincastle residents wanted to extend a line from Cloverdale to the county seat in the 1890s.
