Ranger Exes Memorial - Historic Texas Texas Railroad Museums
The train brought civilization to the Texas frontier but after World War II, the bustling depots fell into disuse and decay. Many Texas stations were torn down but a few have been restored to their former grandeur and are now museums. Photos by Webmaster. Updated: 11.10.2023 BAIRD The 1911 Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot Museum is one of the few two-story depots in Texas. COOPER Texas Midland RR constructed this passenger depot in 1913. DALLAS - The Age of Steam Railroad Museum (located at Fair Park) changed it's name to Museum of the American Railroad. Closing and moving to a new home in Frisco. DENISON Red River Railroad Museum is located in the old Katy Depot near downtown Denison. It has historic train equipment on display and an interactive train simulator. ENNIS - Ennis Railroad & Cultural Heritage Museum FRISCO - The Museum of the American Railroad (located near the historic downtown Frisco). When completed will display the 4,500 ton "Big Boy" one of a few remaining world's biggest and strongest steam engine moved from the railroad museum in Dallas. GALVESTON - Galveston Railroad Museum & Center for Transportation GARLAND Santa Fe Railroad Depot Museum is located near downtown Garland. The building was constructed in 1901 and was moved in 1972. In 2013, it was relocated behind the downtown public library. A rail car next to it is being restored. Garland had two railroads at one time and the tracks actually crossed. GAINESVILLE Railroad depot & museum GRAPEVINE 1901 Cotton Belt Railroad Depot & Museum. Train service offered here to the Fort Worth Stockyards. GREENVILLE The 1896 Katy Depot is now the Greenville Railroad Museum including railroad artifacts, Lionel model train display & hobby shop.HOUSTON - Gulf Coast Railroad Museum
MARSHALL - Texas & Pacific Railroad Deport & Museum
MINEOLA Depot restored to the 1906 original appearance. It is now the Museum of Railroad Memorabilia and a stop for Amtrak.
MOUNT VERNON Former Cotton Belt Station built in 1894, now a museum.