Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Cypress Top - Railroad Town
Bill Willits with the National Railway Historical Society presented a very interesting program about the development of Texas railroads in the mid-1800's. Many of our ALL members reside in Cypress, TX, home of the area called Cypress Top. Cypress Top was a noted station as railways expanded to serve the commercial needs from the Gulf Coast area westward toward central Texas. Review an article by Bill by clicking here. The Houston Railroad Museum has changed their name to the Texas Railroading Heritage Museum and will hopefully soon be relocated to a location in Tomball on the west side of Houston. Keep up with that move by visiting their website at - http://www.texasrrmuseum.org/