San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Depot - Alice, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 27° 44.917 W 098° 04.583
14R E 591024 N 3069697
Wood structure built in 1883. It is a combined passenger/freight depot and it is still in use today.
Waymark Code: WMQ806
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2016
Views: 2
From Wikipedia:
Alice originated from the defunct community of Collins, three miles to the east. Around 1880 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line through Collins, which then had about 2,000 inhabitants. The townspeople were not amenable to selling their land to the railroad company; consequently, the railroad site was moved three miles west, and in 1883 a depot called Bandana was established at its junction with the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Railway. Bandana soon became a thriving cattle-shipping point. Its name was changed to Alice when it applied for a post office. Within a few years the remaining residents of Collins moved to Alice, which was by then a thriving community.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Southern Pacific
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
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