by Ramiro Guzman | Jun 13, 2025
Vinegarroon Crossing the Pecos River Canyon was the last major obstacle in the Southern Pacific Railroad faced in completing its southern transcontinental route linking New Orleans and San Francisco. At “Tunnel No. 2” was excavated on the west side of the...
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by Ramiro Guzman | Jun 13, 2025
Val Verde County [1] Formed from Crockett, Kinney and Pecos counties. Created March 24, 1885. Organized March 31, 1885. Named in honor of the battle fought at Val Verde, near Fort Craig, New Mexico, February 19, 1862. Del Rio, the county...
by Ramiro Guzman | Jun 13, 2025
Silver Spike Ceremony Marked completion of Southern Pacific Railway. Eastern part originated in Texas in 1850s; then was rechartered 1870 by Texas Legislature as Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Hwy., designed to join Houston and San Antonio to the Rio Grande....
by Ramiro Guzman | Jun 13, 2025
Rail Road bridges over the Pecos A major tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River was long a barrier to transportation, particularly across the deep gorge that once marked its joining with the Rio Grande. Construction of the first railroad bridge over the Pecos...
by Ramiro Guzman | Jun 13, 2025
Pumpville In 1882, the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway created a water stop for steam engines on a new line through this area. Two and a half miles north of this site, the company built a pump house, depot and other facilities. A community first known...
