Jason Lee Davis' RainFan Pages - The Texas & Pacific Railroad in Paris, Texas

Jason Lee Davis' RailFan Pages -
The Former Texas & Pacific, Texas & New Orleans, and
Paris & Mt. Pleasant Railroads in Paris, Texas

The East-West mainline through Paris was served by the Texas & Pacific Railroad. A segment of the Texas & New Orleans Railroad provided a link between the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad through Commerce and the Texas & Pacific and the Paris & Mt. Pleasant Railroads in Paris. Regretibly, these links are now broken. The only segment of the original lines left intact is the westward T&P rail assessible from Sherman, Texas. The Texas Northeastern Railroad provides remaining railservice on the line. In dispair, I witnessed the removal of the eastbound T&P trackage which ran immediately behind the building I was teaching in on the campus of Paris Junior College. This came several years following the removal of the T&NO and P&MP trackage. Fortunately for the Paris community, the T&NO depot still stands west of South Church Street south of downtown Paris and some rail traffic still trickles in and out on the remaining trackage. Below are a few pictures of the depot, tracks, and structures associated with the former Texas & Pacific rail line.
Enjoy!
You may click on the images for larger versions if you would like to see more detail.

	Looking west toward town and 24th Street from behind the Applied Sciences Annexes on the campus of Paris Junior College between 24th Street and College Ave. shortly before the removal of the tracks. In 2005, this ROW was converted into a paved walking trail. 1996
	Looking east toward the College Ave crossing from behind the Applied Sciences Annexes on the campus of Paris Junior College between 24th Street and College Ave. shortly before the removal of the tracks. In 2005, this ROW was converted into a paved walking trail. 1996
	Texas & Pacific Depot on May 4, 1973. Š 1973 Ed Cooper
	Paris Milling Co. mill and elevator on May 4, 1973. Š 1973 Ed Cooper
	C&EI #341 in the T&P Yard on May 4, 1973. Paris Milling Co. mill and elevator seen in background Š 1973 Ed Cooper
	View looking west through the yard across the S. Church St. crossing. 1996
	Scale house and track on the southeast side of the yard. 1996
	Hoppers over the scales on the by-pass track. 1996
	I couldn't believe it when I looked in the open door of the scale house and found the scale arm still in place and undamaged by vandals. Everything appeared to be operational. It took an odd camera angle to fit it all in the picture. 1996
	South-east view of the depot. 1996
	South-west view of the depot. 1996
	Looking east into the yard. 1996
	Depot undergoing renovation and roof repair for occupancy by a restaurant. Photo taken in the rain. Š 1998 L. Joyce Davis