Farber Depot

This watercolor was painted on location at a trackside park in Farber, Missouri. This old depot was used by the Chicago & Alton Railroad and moved several feet from the railroad track to this spot. An old wood caboose is also parked near the depot (not including in this painting). In the past, an F3 diesel unit was located on site, but acts of vandalism led to the scrapping of this locomotive.

I painted this watercolor while I was house-sitting for my sister in-law in nearby Vandalia, Missouri. It was a cool, sunny day and I had a relaxing time while on location. Railroad depots and structures are some of my favorite subjects to paint, and I do hope to go back in the future and do another painting of the depot and the old caboose.

D. Tom Conboy