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While gazing out to the South side of the train, you may spot a Prada store all alone, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. You might like to make a quick shopping excursion at this fine designer store, but much to many people's amazement this is a sculpture and no Prada attire can be purchased here.

While gazing out to the South side of the train, you may spot a Prada store all alone, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. You might like to make a quick shopping excursion at this fine designer store, but much to many people's amazement this is a sculpture and no Prada attire can be purchased here.

Valentine, Texas might only seem like a tiny dot on a map, but every year thousands of letters bursting with love pass through Texas' only adobe post office. From the train the only evidence of Valentine, Texas is a tiny road sign pointing to the south, but the town is so much more.

Valentine, Texas might only seem like a tiny dot on a map, but every year thousands of letters bursting with love pass through Texas' only adobe post office. From the train the only evidence of Valentine, Texas is a tiny road sign pointing to the south, but the town is so much more.

Watch for the town of Marfa, Texas - you can see it from a distance because of the green vegetation and trees that surround the area. The railroad made good use of the well water available here and founded the town as a water stop for trains in the early 1880's. In the 1920's the population grew rapidly with the building of the Marfa Army Airfield west of town, which remained open until 1945. Today the town is a mecca for movies, art and it serves as a tourist destination between Alpine and Big Bend National Park.

Watch for the town of Marfa, Texas - you can see it from a distance because of the green vegetation and trees that surround the area. The railroad made good use of the well water available here and founded the town as a water stop for trains in the early 1880's. In the 1920's the population grew rapidly with the building of the Marfa Army Airfield west of town, which remained open until 1945. Today the town is a mecca for movies, art and it serves as a tourist destination between Alpine and Big Bend National Park.

In West Texas there is a town a called Alpine, nestled in the mountains at an elevation of almost a mile. It is the center of the ranching industry for the West Texas region known as the Big Bend Country, and home to Sul Ross State University, one of the smallest state-supported schools in Texas.

In West Texas there is a town a called Alpine, nestled in the mountains at an elevation of almost a mile. It is the center of the ranching industry for the West Texas region known as the Big Bend Country, and home to Sul Ross State University, one of the smallest state-supported schools in Texas.

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! Well, not tigers and bears, but mountain lions do live in West Texas. As you look out the window of the train, try to see if you can spot any wildlife. Here the tracks pass through habitat of a wide variety of plants and animals.

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My! Well, not tigers and bears, but mountain lions do live in West Texas. As you look out the window of the train, try to see if you can spot any wildlife. Here the tracks pass through habitat of a wide variety of plants and animals.