Trinity & Brazos Valley Depot - Tomball, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 05.837 W 095° 36.804
15R E 248146 N 3332447
The settlement was originally known as Peck. In ceremonies held on Dec. 2, 1907, at the railroad depot, Peck was renamed Tomball in honor of the man responsible for routing the railroad and its operations through the small town.
Waymark Code: WM10RPM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Texas RR Museum

"With the construction of the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway through the community in the early 1900s, the town gained a freight station, telegraph office, stock pens and loading chutes, a five-stall roundhouse and other facilities that transformed the town into an agricultural trade center."

This wood depot was a combination passenger/freight depot built in 1907.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Museum

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway

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