Come learn about the history of the Texas & Pacific Railway (T&P Railway) and its impact on Abilene. As construction of the railway moved west, talks of where to lay the rail line through Taylor County began, and by 1880, a group of land speculators converged to decide on the present location of Abilene. The first Abilene depot opened in 1881 and was just a railroad car at Pine Street and the current overpass. It was followed by a two-story building constructed in 1882 and another one-story building built in 1902.

Third Floor History Galleries

Ed McLaughlin, Untitled [Sunshine Special], 1977, oil on canvas, Collection of The Grace Museum, Texas & Pacific Railway Collection