Art Space receives two grants for public art at train depot
Chelle Delaney Plans to feature the historical importance of railroads to Tucumcari
View ArticleTrain derails near Nara Visa
QCS Staff Union Pacific railroad crews are clearing the last of the wreckage of a multi-car derailment that occurred late Friday night outside of Nara Visa on U.S. Highway 54. Train service along the...
View ArticleRecipe of God’s words bring balanced diet
By Debra Whittington Train up a child in the way he should go… Proverbs 22:6 In the 1960’s the toy market jumped on the bandwagon of young girls imitating their mothers with the Easy Bake oven. When I...
View ArticleCultural event scheduled
QCS staff The third annual Celebrando nuestra Cultura will be held at 10 a.m., at Wailes Park on July 17. The event will feature live music from local talent Audriana LaLane De Garcia, Ernestine Romero...
View ArticleMainStreet depot project on track
QCSun staff Tucumcari MainStreet program director Mark Lake said his organization’s Tucumcari Train Depot revitalization project is on schedule and should be on track to use all of its $1.4 million in...
View ArticleMother of Confusion: Celebrate National Train Day with live events, shows,...
Genevieve Hinson All aboard, it’s almost time to celebrate National Train Day on May 7. If you haven’t heard of it before, that’s because it’s fairly new. Amtrak started the holiday in 2008 to bring...
View ArticleMother of Confusion: Jim Henson’s ‘Dinosaur Train’ kick-starts second season...
Genevieve Hinson Hey, there’s big news for Jim Henson Company’s “Dinosaur Train” fans. The second season on PBS Kids is launching with the premiere of “Dinosaur Big City,” a one-hour movie airing on...
View ArticleTucumcari Train Depot dedication included a Union Pacific steam locomotive
Thomas Garcia As the ribbon was cut Friday, a wail from the whistle of the Union Pacific’s Steam Locomotive 844’s signaled the official dedication of the Tucumcari Train Depot. More than 150 Quay...
View ArticleTrain ride offers trip down memory lane
Last Friday, Mrs. Dorothy Randals and I joined the group near the old bus station to ride a bus to Dalhart. At the end of that ride, we were privileged to board the Union Pacific passenger train pulled...
View ArticleMinistry moves location
QCS staff The Ministry of Hope has moved to a new location at 105 East Railroad Avenue, east of the Train Depot. They are accepting donations, just no mattresses or furniture. Hours of operation are 10...
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