Ex-Southern Pacific commute depot which houses Menlo Park's Chamber of Commerce. CalTrain commute passengers purchase tickets at machines located inside the enclosed shelter at the opposite end of the building. Constructed in 1867, the depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is California Historical Landmark No. 955.

View of the depot taken from the corner of Santa Cruz Ave. and Merrill St. looking northeast

close-up view showing the intricate siding and cornice molding work

southward facing bay window

very intricate detail is found on the siding and under the eaves of this gingerbread-style structure

detail of cornice moldings

soutward facing end detail

plaque details the depot's history

southward facing end

cornice molding details

more cornice molding detail

eastward facing part of the depot looking onto the platform and tracks

former ticket agent/station master bay window detail

yep, more cornice molding detail...

depot's north facing end with the enclosed passenger waiting shelter housing benches and ticket vending machines

inside the covered waiting shelter looking at the north end of the depot

looking southeast at the west facing part of the enclosed waiting shelter

westward facing part of the depot looks onto Merrill St.

north end of the partially enclosed waiting shelter

looking southward (railroad east) down the platform with an arriving southbound CalTrain commute train

cornice molding detail of the waiting shelter

uh huh... more cornice molding detail

west facing wall of the partially enclosed waiting shelter

close-up of the north facing depot sign

taken from Oak Grove St. on the north-bound platform across the tracks looking southwest

view looking at the east facing side of the depot

east facing side

partially enclosed passenger waiting shelter

view of ticket agent's bay window

another view of the track facing bay window

depot's east facing side, looking northwest

detail of dormer over the ticket agent's bay window -- note different shingles

general view looking northwest

depot view from north-bound platform

partially enclosed waiting shelter on depot's north end

west facing side of the waiting shelter and depot

west facing side of depot

south end of the west facing side

entrance door for the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce that occupies the depot

looking south

South facing side of the former Railway Express Agency building

looking from across the tracks at the east facing side of the ex-REA building housing the West Bay Model Railroad club

View from Ravenswood Ave. looking northwest at the ex-REA building with the Menlo Park train depot in the background

east facing side of the ex-REA building looking onto the double track main line that carries CalTrain commute trains between San Francisco, San Jose, and Gilroy

view looking southwest showing the 1/3rd part of the building that contains extra bicycle lockers, with the remaining 2/3rds used by the West Bay model railroad club

view looking northeast showing the west facing side of the ex-REA building

another view shows a small part of the parking used for the Menlo Park commute stop

Entrance door for the West Bay model railroad club, open to the public on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 7-10 p.m.

view looking southeast shows the westward facing side of the ex-REA building

This small building was specifically constructed in 1986 to house bicycles. It follows a similar architectural style as the Menlo Park depot, even down to the use of redwood for the rain gutters.

Here's where Santa Cruz Ave. dead-ends into Merrill St. (view from the CalTrain parking lot). Up the block from the corner is El Camino Real, a major street running approximately north-south between San Jose and San Francisco.

Scratchbuilt HO scale (1:87 size) model of the ex-Railway Express Agency building that houses the West Bay model railroad club. No, if you lift up the building you don't see a miniature version of the layout. ;-p Yes, the real building used to be painted that same two-tone green color.

HO scale (1:87 size) scratchbuilt model of the Menlo Park depot as it appeared in 1950 before the north end passenger waiting shelter was partially enclosed

another view of the HO scale model depot on the West Bay club's layout