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Development Timeline Thompson Museum Consulting, St. Paul, Minnesota was awarded the bid to design railroad heritage exhibits to be located at the Sedalia Katy Depot. Their Exhibit Concept Plan was accepted in April, 2001. The Exhibit Design development Plan was accepted in March, 2002.
Curb & gutter, parking lot paving, sidewalks, irrigation system, seeding, and placement of brick pavers was completed in October, 2002. Placement of the flag pole and sign was completed in May, 2003. Sedalia Katy Depot Exhibits open in July, 2003. Click here for media release: “Sedalia and the Railroad Offers Something for Everyone.” A design, created by Allied Signs, Sedalia, of brick and limestone continues the arch of the simulated roundhouse design. Plantings were coordinated by MFA Greenspot to accommodate for placement of a public art piece. Railroad heritage exhibits were installed June, 2003. Construction on the east side yard is pending future fundraising campaigns. The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,500 to the Sedalia Heritage Foundation in support of the project, "Sedalia Heritage Interpretive Plan," October 2004. Click here to read the press release. Click here for a copy of the 2003 Annual Report in PDF format. Public Art Rag Tag History Train
Rag Tag was created by artist Christine Schilling in collaboration with hundreds of Sedalia school children. Scores of surprising train cars were designed by kids and then plasma-cut from sheets of steel. In honor of the statewide "Rails to Trails" project, the sculpture shows how trains have given way to newer (and sometimes more kid-friendly) forms of transportation. The work is s whimsical kinetic and interactive treasure hunt. Observant viewers will discover a dozen moving parts, including wheels and gears that spin, a rocking cow, trains that move, a piano player that spins, and B-2 bombers that fly. The addition to the restored Historic Katy Depot and the "Rails to Trails" project, the sculpture sits alongside the tracks at Sedalia's Katy Depot. The sculpture project was jointly funded with grants received
from the Missouri Department of Transportation Enhancement Program and
the Housing & Urban Development Economic Initiative Program. Syncopated Rhythm Piano The Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce along with the Sedalia Heritage Foundation unveiled the newest public art piece on the grounds of the Katy Depot on Friday, June 4, 2004. The piece pays tribute to Sedalia's Ragtime Heritage and serves as a complement piece to the Rag Tag Train public art piece that was dedicated in April at the Depot.
The art piece which reflects Sedalia's Ragtime Heritage, features a turn-of-the-century piano and how it would have "felt playing ragtime." It is a life size piece that will also offer photo opportunities. The piano will reflect the fun of ragtime and will be a great addition to the other art placed at the Katy Depot. The art park on the grounds of the Depot also serves as an enticement to come see what's inside the building. They are a wonderful enhancement to the grounds of the depot and a great statement to our heritage as well as the Sedalia community's newest venture into the art world.
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Jeffrey
Bruce & Company Architects, Kansas City was awarded the bid to develop
a Landscape Conceptual Plan. The Conceptual Plan accepted in August,
2002 encompasses a philosophy of interpreting the Katy Depot neighborhood
of the 1890¹s. A semicircle design of the west side parking lot
continues to the east side interpretive plaza and reflects the Katy
round house once located on the north side of Third Street. Wayside
exhibits are planned to interpret the Katy shops once located on the
south side of Fifth Street. 
Construction
on the Landscape Plan began September 2, 2002. Viebrock Construction,
Sedalia was awarded the bid to serve as general contractor. 
A
thirty-five foot long steel, railroad train sculpture entitled "Rag
Tag History Train," featuring the history of the railroad in Sedalia
and it's sometimes ruckus effect on the town, was unveiled April 22,
2004.
Local
artist, John Guffin designed and fabricated the piece titled "Syncopated
Rhythm." Mr. Guffin who began a career in the construction business
found himself with extra time on his hands during the slow months of
winter when construction would hit a lull. During the winter of 1977
his son, Andy, was born and he found himself taking care of his infant
son during the day while his wife worked. He found that he missed working
with his hands and as soon as she would come home in the evening, Guffin
would head to the basement and he began tinkering with motorcycle spokes.
From the spokes he formed his sons name. From that he began a love of
metal working. Today, he owns Guffin Metal Craft which is based here
in Sedalia. 