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Alamo Rails Hanson Quarry and Ft Sam
Houston Tour Board your bus and relax for a ride up north to the Hanson Quarry at Garden Ridge, TX. |
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We will tour the Quarry pit via bus and watch the large front end loaders haul the aggregate to the sorting station. From there, it is sorted into bins and ready to load in hoppers, gondolas or trucks. If we are lucky, we may get to see a blast and watch thousands of tons of rock fall from the pit wall. Hanson has several miles of track and two “new to them” ex UP SD40’s doing the work. UP hauls a trainload a day from this active pit. We will walk down the hill to the staging tracks where train loads wait for UP trains. Bring your walking shoes. |
| Back onboard the bus for a short ride to historic and busy Ft Sam Houston for a tour of the last Hospital Car built in 1953 by the St Louis car Company. This car is kept under cover and is in great shape. You will be able to walk thru the car and see what it was like to travel by rail in an Army Ambulance Train. Bring a Picture ID to be allowed on Base! | |
