El Paso History Tours | The Texas and Pacific Freight House and the Santa Fe Freight House
Dates: | April 10, 2024 |
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Meets: | W from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
Location: | Various |
Cost: | $0.00 |
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Meet in front of the Texas and Pacific Freight House at 216 South Ochoa. Then, tour the outside of this freight house completed in 1912. If possible, the group will tour the inside of this freight house and discuss the Texas and Pacific Railyards which extended east to Cotton Street Drive to a to-be-determined) parking area near the Santa Fe Freight House at 805 South Santa Fe Street, and discuss this site, which has served as a station since 1881. The current freight house dates to 1941. The group will view the Black Bridge and discuss the early ferry crossing and various bridges near this site. Further discussions will include the Mexican Railroad lines. This tour is on 4/10.
Fee: | $0.00 |
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Ronald Leiman
Ronald Leiman is an active community member who has served, consulted and held positions in several organization in El Paso, including the Texas Retired Teachers Association as president and historian, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and the El Paso County Historcal Commission. He currently serves as the vice-president of the Board of Directors for the El Paso Railroad and Transportation Museum. He is recognized as an El Paso historian and ha been giving presentations and walking tours in the border region since 2009.Prince McKenzie
Prince McKenzie is a descendent of a pioneer family who built the first railroad across Texas. He retired as curator with the City of El Paso Department of Museums in 2001. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Railorad and Transportation Museum of El Paso. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the El Paso Archaeological Society and has seved on the County Historical Commission for five years.