ATSF Los Lunas Depot

: Los Lunas, NM. Sep. 9, 2015

This former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway depot structure painted in vivid yellow is found at 1103 N.M. 314 SE, Los Lunas, NM.

Los Lunas, founded in 1876, is a village in and the county seat of Valencia County, New Mexico with a population of 973 according to the 1970 Census, 24877 according to the 2010 Census. It was named after the Luna family who originally settled in this area.

According to the Historical Marker erected by state of New Mexico, the one story wood frame depot was built in 1879. This is one of the standard type architecture introduced by ATSF in the late 19th century, and is one of the earliest remaining depots in NM. It used to be painted in “Colonial Yellow” with “Bronze Green” on windows and doors.
According to National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form, it was retired in 1975 and moved to its current site next year[1]. It houses Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post today.

[1] National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form;

: Los Lunas, NM. Sep. 9, 2015


Los Lunasはニューメキシコ州にある人口25000人弱の町である。州最大の都市Albuquerque南近郊の住宅地。New Mexico Railrunner Express線によってAlbuquerqueと結ばれている。町を東西に横切るMain Streetは旧々ルート66である。

New Mexico Railrunner Express線Los Lunas駅の位置にかつて建っていた1879年建築の駅舎は、近くに移築保存されている。爽やかな黄色に塗られているが、元は肌色に濃緑の縁取りというストラクチャア・キットのパッケージ等でお馴染みの出で立ちであったはずだ。