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Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts
Friday, May 14, 2021
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Clovis Train Station to Become Restaurant
(Eastern New Mexico News) What's now enveloped in dust and times past may soon be a local staple where eastern New Mexico residents will be immersed in New Mexico history while getting a taste of local culture - literally.
Brothers Jordan and Tate Nichols of Farwell said they wanted to bring something unique to Clovis. And unique it would be, with residents enjoying fine dining from local farmers and ranchers as they watch trains go by.
The brothers, who bought Clovis' historic train depot on U.S. 60/84 in 2016, began construction in March to turn the historic treasure into a restaurant. Continued
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Unfathomable pinheadery: Railroad history erased in Melrose
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Anything interesting to see in Melrose? Not anymore. |
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Little Caboose on the Caprock
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Mainstreet near completing Tucumcari Railroad Museum takeover process
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Tucumcari Railroad Museum, circa 2012. |
Sunday, May 17, 2020
The Santa Fe and Lamy Railroad
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Clovis train enthusiasts break out models at mall
For the past 24 years, members of the Clovis Area Train Society have been sharing their passion for pint-sized locomotives. Continued
Friday, November 9, 2018
The Dawson Branch
(Sixgun Siding) The Dawson Line (or Dawson Branch or Roy Branch), was a Southern Pacific Railroad line that went from Tucumcari, New Mexico to the coal mining town of Dawson, New Mexico. The line was built by the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad System which later became The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad, before being absorbed by the Southern Pacific.
Traffic, being mostly coal trains, was slow-going, and train crews were known to pack their rifles and fishing rods with them for diversion at sidings. As slow as it was, it gave Dawsonites the opportunity to travel anywhere a train went in the United States.
The town of Dawson, its mines, and railroad were abandoned in the early 1950's.
Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Rock Island Rail Trail
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The Choctaw Rocket was a luxury train that once travelled between Memphis, Tennessee and Tucumcari, New Mexico. |
If you look at Google Maps, in satellite mode, you can see where it parts from the existing Union Pacific tracks, just northeast of Tucumcari (northeast of the lake), not far from Route 54.
The right of way seems almost entirely intact from there to the tunnel under I-40, a distance of about 3 miles. The Tucumcari area could use some more hiking trails and the old ROW looks like just the spot.
There are several advantages to rail trails. For one, they combine history with outdoor recreation. Railroad lines are graded to be as flat as possible, meaning a large portion of the population can walk the trail with ease. They are already partially constructed. Trails, by law, can revert to railroad use, if need be. Rail trails have proved to be enormously popular throughout the country, not only providing recreation, but economic stimulus to local businesses.
For more information, check out the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
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Highlights of the trail could include the Tucumcari Wildlife Management Area and this tunnel. |
Monday, July 9, 2018
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Tucumcari's Railroad Tunnel
Monday, March 26, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Sunday, January 21, 2018
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