Historic Texas railway depot slated for demolition

A 100-year-old railway depot in Texas will be demolished after a delay caused by historians and locals, a report by bigcountryhomepage.com says. The Santa Fe Railway Depot in Snyder, Texas, is in a neglected state and contains environmental hazards such as asbestos.

The Scurry County Historical Commission delayed the demolition one year ago and began to plan a relocation project. The report says the project fell through after complications with the depot’s size and composition.

BSNF Railway Co., the Fort Worth, Texas-based company that owns the depot, is filing for the necessary demolition permits and will begin tearing down the depot once the permits are approved.

A BSNF representative says in the report that the company will be working with the city of Snyder to preserve signs, urns and bricks from the depot, which will be transported from the property before demolition begins.

The depot was one of four built in 1911. Once demolished, Santa Fe Railway Depots in Post and Lubbock will be the last structures.