Tucumcari Depot, 1927

Experience the "rumble and the roar" of passing trains and step back in time to learn about what made Tucumcari a Railroad Town.

As the home of Tucumcari MainStreet, visit the beautifully restored 1926 Tucumcari Union Station in the heart of downtown and explore the many historical aspects of the railroad industry in Eastern New Mexico from the 19th Century to the present day.  

Discover the fascinating history of the Southern Pacific and Rock Island railroads along with their predecessors, and their development from El Paso, TX to Liberal, KS from the Civil War to their eventual combinations into todays Union Pacific Railroad.  And learn about the people whose created the railroads and built them into the industry that they are today.

Find out more…

Tucumcari MainStreet and Railroad Museum
100 West Railroad Avenue
PO Box 736
Tucumcari, New Mexico 88401

+1 (575) 461-3701
tucmainstreetdirector@gmail.com

We are currently in the process of updating our website for MainStreet and the Railroad Museum. In the meantime, please visit the Tucumcari MainStreet website and Facebook page as well as Tucumcari Railroad Facebook page.