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Oct 2, 2008 3:36 pm US/Mountain

Historic Depot Arrives At New Home In Boulder

Reporting
Michelle Griego
BOULDER, Colo. (AP/CBS4) ― A nearly 120-year-old train depot has finally arrived at its new home in Boulder, but not before the 800,000-pound passenger made an unscheduled stop -- in traffic.

The depot was built in 1890 and served as Boulder's train depot until 1957.

City work crews began moving the 4,000-square-foot building Wednesday night to the site of Boulder's new Transit Village about a mile away. Several obstacles, however, left the depot stalled just a few feet from its former location at 30th and Pearl.

Authorities say portions of both streets were closed for 12 hours before reopening Thursday afternoon.

The obstacles have included a broken truck, trees and power lines.

The city moved the depot from the Crossroad Commons shopping area so it can be redeveloped.

The move was expected to cost about $750,000.

Watching the move was exciting residents such as Roy Johnson, a model railroad club member. He told CBS4 about the first time the depot was moved -- in the early 1970s.

"When they first moved it from downtown they cut the building in half. I like this a whole lot better. They are keeping the building in tact. They've got a lot of high tech stuff to support it and move it. It's pretty neat," Johnson said.

Crews made sure none of the stones from the depot would move by placing plastic netting around the building.


(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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