AT&SF Depot - Lometa, TX
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 31° 13.137 W 098° 23.709
14R E 557610 N 3454026
Wood combination depot circa 1909 badly in need of restoration. It is being used by TDOT as a storage building.
Waymark Code: WMXQE6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2018
Views: 2
In 1885, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (GC&SF) extended its tracks northwest from Temple. For its first station west of Lampasas, a site in open ranch land was chosen. The GC&SF bought 200 acres and built a small depot. This was the beginning of Lometa.
When a second rail line came through in 1909, the railroads built this depot.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
It is vacant
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the station/depot taken while you were there. Please also record how you came to be at this station/depot and any interesting information you learned about it while there.