I was travelling thru Quanah, TX for the first time in 20 years, and saw something that did my heart good. As I headed north thru town toward Altus, OK I reached the FW&D tracks and instinctively looked west. There it was, all restored, painted, and beautifully lighted with floodlights...the Q.A. & P. depot and headquarters. I used to see it as a boarded up shambles, but now, it is restored to its former elegance. Railroad architecture is slowly disappearing from our landscape. I'm glad this building survived. I worked on the trains that hauled the QAP to the scrap yard.
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by trainbooks@hotmail.com: I was travelling thru Quanah, TX for the first time in 20 years, and saw something that did my heart good. As I headed north thru town toward Altus, OK I reached the FW&D tracks and instinctively looked west. There it was, all restored, painted, and beautifully lighted with floodlights...the Q.A. & P. depot and headquarters. I used to see it as a boarded up shambles, but now, it is restored to its former elegance. Railroad architecture is slowly disappearing from our landscape. I'm glad this building survived. I worked on the trains that hauled the QAP to the scrap yard.<hr></blockquote> I have the video, "Ship It on the Frisco!" from SG Video (Wichita Falls, KS) that has the last run of the QA&P, as well as shots of the scrap train. 'Twas sad to see the rail swallowed up like a little kid eating spaghetti....
