Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW3-019801-E, by Jack Delano.

1935 Junction record.

Emporia Junction, also known as NR Junction, is located on the east side of Emporia and originally was where the MKT and the ATSF crossed. The Katy track can be seen in the Delano photo above. The Katy is now gone and the industries which it once served are now served by the ATSF (BNSF).

Emporia Junction is known today as the place where the old main to Topeka and the Ottawa Cutoff come together. The wye in this location was used to turn the larger locomotives which would not fit on the 120' turntable. The east leg of the wye is now history also.