This depot was acquired
from the CB&Q by Mr. Charles Wagner, who put in a bid on
the structure after the agency was closed and custodial service
discontinued. The bottom story of the building was dismantled,
with the second story (agent's living quarters) being moved
to his farm for machinery storage.
The father is deceased, with the farm being lived on by his
son, Joe. Another son, Harold Wagner, lives close by. According
to Harold, the depot was acquired by their father in the 1940's.
He and his sons dismantled and moved the structure with their
own equipment. Wagner said his father moved buildings as a
side-profession to farming.
Wagner said the depot roof was removed in sections and later
reinstalled on the second story. The second story was then
removed and taken to the farm, where it was positioned upon
the depot's 8"X8" sills. The depot's tin shingles
were retained on the roof, while the windows that were taken
out of the second story before moving it were later reinstalled.
Some windows were filled in, while an outside-stairway door
to the second story was retained on the structure's east side.
A door was added to the structure's west side.
The depot is used to store machinery and tools. Some lumber
from the dismantled portion of the building is still inside
while the waiting room benches are there as well. The Wagners
also had the old agent's desk from the depot, but it was later
sold.
Wagner said he moved the old CB&Q depot from Wolbach
as well, this being done in the 1960's for Lawrence Berney.
According to NSRC records, permission to discontinue the
Cushing agency was granted on 2/6/40, while permission to
discontinue custodian service was granted 10/5/42. The stations
of Cushing and Brayton on the Burwell branchline were the
first in the state to become dualized agencies on the CB&Q,
with permission being granted by the NRSC on 12/7/31 for a
six-month trial plan.
The agent would live at Brayton depot and would travel to
Cushing to work there. Both depots would have custodians,
with the custodian at Cushing living in the depot.