Foundation of SP Depot         
Former SP Brownsville line that ran between Brownsville-Harlingen-Santa Rosa-Edinburg-McAllen. Santa Rosa to Edinburg was abandoned 1997-98. This view looks east .
Date: 9/13/2015 Location: Elsa, TX   Map Show Elsa on a rail map Views: 67 Collection Of:   Randy Curlin
Author:  Randy Curlin
Foundation of SP Depot
Picture Categories: Station,Track This picture is part of album:  South Texas Sep 2015
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Randy Curlin General From a newspaper clipping from March 30 1977 The historic Southern Pacific Railroad depot burned to the ground Monday night. Fire Chief Gregorio Madrigal said Tuesday the fire possibly was set. He said investigation of arson is being conducted by Fire Marshal Francisco Martinez, the volunteer fire department and police. The depot was abandoned officially about five years ago and was empt y at the time of the f i re. Madrigal said the firefighters had a few tense moments with a railroad car loaded with oil on the tracks nearby, as well as the big Texas Plastics Plant on the ot her «sirip of the depot The car loaded with oil was pulled down the tracks and firemen brought the blaze under control in about an hour without it spreading to the plastics plant. The city of Elsa was founded 50 years ago on the Southern Pacific Line as the only community between Edinburg and Harlingen on the Railroad 5/6/2016 2:03:54 PM

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