TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

TX Railroads
Texas Railroads

Counties
Texas Counties


Texas Towns
A - Z

Hotels



Texas Depots

Abilene & Southern Depot
Santa Fe Depot

Ballinger, Texas


Ballinger Tx - Abilene & Southern Depot
Abilene & Southern Depot
US 83 (S. 7th Street)
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Historical Marker: US 83 (S. 7th Street)

Abilene & Southern Depot

Morgan Jones (1840-1926), a Welsh-born railroad builder, and his nephews Morgan C. (1876-1964) and Percy Jones (1885-1951) built the Abilene and Southern Rail Line in 1909 between Abilene and Ballinger. This stone structure was finished soon after the first train arrived, Sept. 9, 1909. The design, with octagonal twin towers, was unusual for depots of that era. The railroad did a flourishing passenger and freight business. Passenger service ended in 1941 and freight service in 1966.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978


Ballinger Tx - Abilene & Southern Depot Historical Marker
Abilene & Southern Depot Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009


Ballinger, Texas Santa Fe Depot Logo
Santa Fe Depot Logo
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009


Balliinger TX  - Santa Fe Depot old postcard
Santa Fe Depot, Ballinger, Texas
Click on image to enlarge
Postcard courtesy Dan Whatley Collection


Balliinger TX  - Santa Fe Depot
The Restored Santa Fe Railroad Station Today
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009
More Texas Then & Now


Ballinger, Texas Santa Fe Railroad Station old post card
Ballinger's Santa Fe Railroad Station
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com
More Texas Depots


See
Ballinger, Texas
More

Texas Depots
Texas Railroads
Texas Buildings

Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and vintage or recent photos, please contact us.


Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
Texas Counties
Texas Towns A-Z
Texas Ghost Towns

TEXAS REGIONS:
Central Texas North
Central Texas South
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Panhandle
Texas Hill Country
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas

Courthouses
Jails
Churches
Schoolhouses
Bridges
Theaters
Depots
Rooms with a Past
Monuments
Statues

Gas Stations
Post Offices
Museums
Water Towers
Grain Elevators
Cotton Gins
Lodges
Stores
Banks

Vintage Photos
Historic Trees
Cemeteries
Old Neon
Ghost Signs
Signs
Murals
Gargoyles
Pitted Dates
Cornerstones
Then & Now

Columns: History/Opinion
Texas History
Small Town Sagas
Black History
WWII
Texas Centennial
Ghosts
People
Animals
Food
Music
Art

Books
Cotton
Texas Railroads

Texas Trips
Texas Drives
Texas State Parks
Texas Rivers
Texas Lakes
Texas Forts
Texas Trails
Texas Maps
USA
MEXICO
HOTELS

Site Map
About Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
Contributors
Staff
Contact Us

 
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved