Ellis County, Texas
|
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
|
Ennis |
Houston & Texas
Central (Southern Pacific) |
adjacent to 105 NE
Main Street |
F |
1892 |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
baggage building |
|
|
Ennis |
Houston & Texas
Central (Southern Pacific) |
105 NE Main Street |
M |
museum |
1915 |
in use |
brick |
UP |
Harvey House restaurant, Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum |
|
|
Ennis |
Houston & Texas
Central (Southern Pacific) |
relocated to Seven
Points |
F |
barn |
|
none |
wood |
none |
only portion of freighthoue |
2008 |
|
Ennis |
Southern Pacific |
in Ennis Yard |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
|
UP |
yard office |
|
|
Ennis |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
|
|
Ferris |
Houston & Texas
Central(Southern Pacici) |
100 Town Plaza |
C |
town hall/ police
dept. |
|
in use |
brick |
UP |
|
1/09 |
|
Ferris |
Texas Electric |
Ovilla Road |
IC |
|
|
gone |
|
none |
|
|
|
Forreston |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
over Chambers Creek
along US 77 |
B |
unused |
|
unused |
concrete/ steel |
none |
low concrete bridge
across floodplain, single span through truss |
2/17 |
|
Forreston |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
705 Pecan
Street |
C |
residence |
1889 |
|
wood |
|
It is rumored that Clyde Barrow came to the depot in the 1930’s to use the telegraph. It was moved in 1953 from where the rail lines came in (Main Street-Hwy. 77) to its current location and was made into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house. Completely refurbished in 2008. |
1/09 |
|
Italy |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
|
|
none |
|
none |
|
7/09 |
|
Maypearl |
International-Great
Northern |
relocated on Martin
Luther King Jr. Street |
C |
heritage hall |
|
none |
|
none |
renovated |
4/14 |
|
Midlothian |
Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe (AT&SF) |
relocated to 505
South 5th Street |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
hair salon |
7/08 |
|
Midlothian |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
|
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
|
|
Milford |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
|
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
7/09 |
|
Red Oak |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
103 South Main
Street |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
sided |
1/09 |
|
Red Oak |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
|
|
none |
|
none |
|
7/09 |
|
Waxahachie |
Trinity &
Brazos Valley (Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific) / Fort Worth and Denver |
423 South College
Street |
C |
business |
c1907 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
SIG/H&H Insurance Services |
3/12 |
|
Waxahachie |
Trinity &
Brazos Valley (Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific) |
421 South College
Street |
F |
business |
|
in use |
wood |
BNSF |
Southern Roots Brewing Company |
3/12 |
|
Waxahachie |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
501 South Rogers
Street |
C |
business |
|
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
small section of MK&T track remains by the depot, restored |
3/13 |
|
Waxahachie |
Texas Electric |
|
IC |
business |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
7/09 |
Compiled
by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station
Historical Society, Inc.
Last
updated 1/3/2025