www.txrrhistory.com - Tower 164 - Gainesville

A Crossing of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe (GC&SF) Railway crossed at grade in Gainesville. As MKT operations on their line to Wichita Falls were reduced, it appears the diamond was replaced with a series of switches to access the remnants of the MKT line west of the Santa Fe main.  Today, the concrete bunkers containing the automated interlocking equipment remain, and there is only a short section of the former MKT line still in use as an industrial track.

Modern Photos - Tower 164

This view of the modern interlocking cabinets is looking east from the west side of the BNSF Yard in Gainesville.
The track in the foreground is the former MKT main heading west toward Wichita Falls.  Photo by Myron Malone.

Front view of modern interlocking cabinets.  MKT main is behind these cabinets.  Photo by Myron Malone.

View looking south east toward the Gainesville Santa Fe passenger depot.  MKT main is in direct foreground. The
gravel road across the ATSF main line is the former MKT main toward Denison.  Photo by Myron Malone.

Last Revised: 09/01/2005 - Contact the Texas Interlocking Towers Page.