Fans of the Cotton Belt Depot Museum

Fans of the Cotton Belt Depot Museum MAILING ADDRESS:
Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society - Tyler Tap Chapter
PO Box 7214 Tyler, TX 75711-7214

The mission Of The Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Inc.,Tyler Tap Chapter, is to perpetuate the memory of the St Louis, Southwestern Railroad, affectionately called the “Cotton Belt Route”, and to inform and educate the generations to railroading

05/22/2026
Great meeting of the Cotton Belt Route Tyler Tap Historical Society tonight! Good turnout and great presentation!
03/20/2026

Great meeting of the Cotton Belt Route Tyler Tap Historical Society tonight! Good turnout and great presentation!

02/05/2026
Cotton Belt on Tehachapi!
02/02/2026

Cotton Belt on Tehachapi!

01/20/2026

Courtesy of Ken Standifer.

01/11/2026

One of the early railroads, the Cotton Belt Route, dates back to the 1870s and began as a 21-mile stretch of railroad from Tyler to Big Sandy.

History preserved of Tyler railway that paved the path for railroads in the south: https://tinyurl.com/mrxh5e72

01/10/2026

Cotton Belt: SSW 8965, an un-rebuilt SD45, leads a coal train as they climb the grade to Tehachapi on a great day for photography. Nov 84.

Address

210 E Oakwood Street
Tyler, TX
75702

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

(903) 595-7232

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