Union Passenger Depot
N 31° 08.347 W 099° 20.136
14R E 468008 N 3445068
The historic marker on the 1911 Union passenger depot on downtown Brady TX
Waymark Code: WMMPTM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2014
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The 1911 Union Depot in downtown Brady TX served the Fort Worth & Rio Grande RR (later acquired by the St. Louis-San Francisco "Frisco" RR) also the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe RRs.
Passenger service ended here in 1973.
Today (2014) the Brady Union Passenger Depot has been restored and carefully preserved. It is being used as a restaurant, art gallery, and meeting space.
Marker Number: 5597
Marker Text:
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway built the first rail line into Brady in 1903. Eight years later the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad constructed a second line into town. This depot, built in 1911, was designed for passenger use for both railways. After 1946, it also was used for freight service. Prominent features of the depot include the corbeled brickwork, segmented arches, the red tile roof, and a parapet over the observation bay.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984
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