Hurst Train Depot

Hurst Train Depot. Hurst Historical Landmark. In 1903, the Rock Island Railroad approached William Letchworth Hurst, better known as "Uncle Billy," about laying track across a strip of land he owned for a line between Fort Worth and Dallas. In return for the right-of-way across the Hurst farm, the Rock Island Railroad agreed to build a depot and name it Hurst., At its peak, the Depot served as a telegraph station and had an area for housing, cattle pens, and warehouse. In 1909, six trains ran through Hurst from Dallas and Fort Worth., The Depot was located at the southwest corner of the tracks, and present-day Harmon Drive that at the time extended to the tracks. It is located about one half mile west of this Historical Plaque at the Trinity Railway Express Bell Station., Today, the Kelly-Moore Pain Company owns the land, and the Trinity Railway Express passes the original Train Depot site. Although the original site is no longer accessible to the public, this plaque is a fitting reminder of an important event in the City of Hurst's history.