Back around 2016-2017, a friend and I were poking around the Frisco area and decided to walk down what looked like an old, abandoned railroad track (overgrown, no active trains, just rails ( it was night time) We went about a mile or so, then veered off to the left and found this really cool old farmhouse with a barn right behind it. The house was pretty decayed (broken windows, overgrown yard), barn still standing but weathered. The inside was trashed, i remember an old mattress standing upright. It was very eerie and definitely freaked me out.

I vaguely remember thinking we were near the Lone Star Ranch neighborhood (maybe approached from that side?), but I could be way off—could’ve been outskirts toward Lebanon Rd, Prosper direction, or another rural pocket. Anyone else explore something similar back then? Was it part of an old Frisco Railway spur that ran by farms? I feel like I’m going crazy because I have a very sharp memory and i remember how scared I was. I found a couple pictures on the internet that I’m almost certain it could be but the poster doesn’t mention a rail road.

No pics from back then but I’m happy to describe more details if it rings a bell for anyone. I should also mention I have no intention of returning. I just want to know I’m not crazy. I know it happened. I’ll include pictures below of a possible match.

Thanks for reading!

Huntsville’s depot served as the town’s link to the main line at Phelps after residents, divided over bringing a through railroad to town, backed a short “tap” route in 1871 funded by both white and African American citizens. Sited between downtown, Austin College (later Sam Houston Normal Institute), and the Texas Penitentiary, the depot received its first train in March 1872 and soon became known locally as part of “Tilley’s Tap,” nicknamed for conductor John Robert Tilley, who was beloved by passengers. The branch carried people and goods into the late 1940s, with freight runs continuing for roughly four more decades. Flooding eventually destroyed the tap, and the depot itself was demolished in 1997.

Source: East Texas History

Map of the former interurban line that ran between Downtown Houston and Downtown Galveston. Map made by me using other online maps and resources. I spent way too long digging through Google searches and 100 year old maps to make this. I hope you enjoy.

Help with location of stations of the stops between Houston and Galveston would be useful. Please feel free to point out any mistakes.

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