Look at some of the unique features when they built this facility. Right now we are in the baggage room. A lot of the original stuff is still here. Original construction, none of that has changed. We have the scales that are original. This would have been the passenger and Light Commercial freight area. Your passenger freight, anything you were traveling with would come across here and be weighed just like what you have on the airplanes today. Your commercial freight would be done on the scales up top. One of the cool things you will notice as we go through the building is the construction of this building. This was built by railroad engineers, built to last. Realize that this building right now is over 100 years old. As we go through the building, keep in mind, this is a room that is unique. It is important to our history. This room would have been called the colored only room. This is where segregation took place. It has been converted to a room that people use for weddings and stuff
Exploring the american story. Book tv, American History tv, we travel to amarillo texas. Well experience in the city of about 200,000 starting with an the largest canyon. And then we will learn about kansas citys developments on amarillo. And then step in a specially made rail card used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the panhandle plains. We start at the canyon state park. The experience today is a lot like it has been. Even today it is quite a sharking experience. The fact that i get to come see this every day sometimes i have to take in. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. It runs from here over to silverton. You can make a good case that it is at least 80 miles in length itself. It is the second largest canyon in the United States. Its not a single canyon. There are many that branch off to the sides. Were standing in an area now where we can see three canyons from where were at right now. Its much bigger than people realiz
History tv on the road. Support from our sudden link cable partners, we travel to amarillo, texas. Well discover the history of this panhandle city of about 2,000. Starting with a visit to the second largest canyon in the u. S. Following that, in about ten minutes, well learn about kansas citys influence on the development of amarillo. And in 20 minutes, step inside a rail car used to move Nuclear Material around the United States. Later a trip to the Panhandle Plains History Museum in nearby canyon as we tour their native plains exhibit. We begin our special feature at paladillo state park. Its like its been for thousands of years. All of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. And its even today quite an experience. I have to appreciate how lucky i am to be here every day. The canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. The bulk of the formation has happened in the last hundred thousand years. It runs from here down close to the town of silverton. And so
This facility. Right now we are in the baggage room. A lot of the original stuff is still here. Original construction, none of that has changed. This would have been the passenger and Light Commercial freight area. Your passenger freight, anything you are traveling with would come across here and be weighed just like what you have on the airplanes today. Your commercial freight would be done on the scales up top. One of the cool things you will notice as we go through the building is the construction of this building. This was billed by railroad built by railroad engineers, built to last. This building right now is over 100 years old. As we go through the building, keep in mind, this is a room that is unique. It is important to our history. This room would have been called the colored only room. This is where segregation took place. It has been converted to a room that people use for weddings and stuff like that, but it is an important part of our history and we want to make sure we ke
It runs from here to silverton. Case that the canyon is at least 80 miles in length. The river is probably more like 120 miles. It is the second largest canyon in the United States after the grand. It is not a single canyon. There are many canyons that branch off to the sides. We are standing in an area or we can see three canyons from where we are at right now. It is a much bigger system than people realize even with a brief visit to the state park. I grew up here in amarillo. As a young kid, i remember coming out in elementary school. And after that, as soon as i got my drivers license, i was driving out here every time i could, ringing friends. We would explore some of the caves. We explored some of the caves right down there. I can tell you it is much bigger than what you think it is from looking at it. When you get into the canyon with your hiking stick and boots, you better make sure you have a lot of water because it is much farther than you think. There are all kinds of treasur