Caprock Canyons Trailway in Texas [0] follows an old FW&DC (Fort Worth and Denver City Railway) track for about 64 miles across the landscape. It goes from rela

Caprock Canyons Trailway in Texas [0] follows an old FW&DC (Fort Worth and Denver City Railway) track for about 64 miles across the landscape. It goes from relatively flat terrain around Estelline through some nice, scenic canyons towards South Plains, passing through the Quitaque (pronounced kit-uh-kway) area where you can find what is I think the only surviving railroad tunnel in the state. There used to be two of them but one collapsed I think in the late 1970's or early 1980's due to the steady vibrations of trains passing along the track. That's what I heard anyway. The other tunnel is still there on the new trailway and is nesting ground for a bunch of Mexican free-tail bats. [0] https://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/parkinfo/maps/gis/caprock_canyons/ https://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/parkinfo/maps/gis/caprock_cany... Zoom out a little since that is focused on Caprock Canyon State Park just north of the Rails-to-Trails section of trailway. Back in the 1980's before it was abandoned by the Burlington Northern Railroad who owned it at the time, my Dad ran trains along that route bringing grain from farms at the south end all the way back to the main line at Wichita Falls where it could be routed south to Houston or Galveston for export or distribution. It passes through some beautiful country. I have been planning to visit that park and walk that trail for a long time. Maybe this will be the year.