Texas Transportation Museum
11731 Wetmore Road, San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)490-3554
The Longhorn & Western Railroad
Any similarity to the MKT logo is entirely intentional!
Texas Transportation Museum has its very own full size, operating railroad. Called the Longhorn & Western
Railroad, it is the center piece of the museum. It is entirely the work of
amateur, volunteer labor, and it is the essential element of the museum. We have a genuine antique depot,
formerly located in Converse, Texas, which was built in 1913. We have two steam engines, two diesels,
a passenger car, a business car, and a variety of other rolling stock, including cabooses and motor cars.
Train rides are available every day that we are open. As operations on Thursdays are tailored to suit
organized groups, the train is on on a demand basis. On weekends, the trains run as follows:
Saturday & Sunday Schedule
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
3:00 PM
3:45 PM
4:30 PM
TRAIN RIDES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ADMISSION PRICE!
The Longhorn & Western railroad consists of 3,700 feet of track. The main line is 1,765 feet
long, running from Wetmore Road, adjacent to the Longhorn Siding on the UP's mainline, from
which our railroad takes it's name. Construction began in 1975 and completed in 1991 with
the addition of a storage track behind the Elvey car barn. The railroad was built using
materials and tools donated or loaned from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Missouri-Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroads, all of which the Longhorn & Western has outlived.
2007 News
2007 is proving to be a great year for the Longhorn & Western. Very popular training classes
were conducted in the spring and summer, making sure everbody is up to date on our safety
rules and procedures. A number of volunteers added a roof over our converted flat car, making
it even more comfortable for out visitors. Plans are afoot to more than double the length
of our main line tracks, to make our ride even more enjoyable. Work continues to return our
small steam locomotive to service. It's all happening at TTM!
Various snaps of the L & W RR in action
Click on thumbnails to enlarge
See below for pages containing many more pictures and L & W technical details
L & W RR Pages
Click on the links below to the main areas of the Longhorn & Western Railroad.
•Locomotives•
•Railroad Carriages;
•Cabooses•
•The Depot•
•Motor Cars•
•Miscellaneous L&W items•
Site Navigation & Links
Many of the pages below will have sub-directories of their own.
•Main Page•
•Hours of Operation & Location•
•The Longhorn & Western Railroad•
•S.A.G.R.E.S. - San Antonio Garden Railroad Society•
•TTM'S Road Vehicle Collection;
•A.M.R.E. - Alamo Model Railroad Engineers•
•The Longhorn Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society•
•Private Parties at TTM•
•School & Private Group Visits•
•Santa's Holiday Depot;
•Big Engines, Small Engines•
•History of San Antonio Transportation•
•Links to Other Related Web Sites, Books, Videos, Etc•
•Contacting the Museum;
Site Established: June 13, 2002
copyright ©2001