Marker Inscription
In 1913 area residents raised money to build a railroad linking Fredericksburg to San Antonio. The 920-foot tunnel beneath this hill increased the cost by $134,000 and required five months of hard labor. It opened a faster trade route for area merchants and farmers. Each time passenger trains entered the tunnel, small rocks, loosened by engine exhaust, were removed from the track and the windows closed to keep out coal smoke. The railroad operated until 1942 when the trackage was sold for scrap. (1978)
About this site
Tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway is a historical marker in Comfort, Kendall County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Kendall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1012, -98.8209 near Comfort. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead (historical marker), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ebers, August, House, Zambrano-Insall, and Brownsboro Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5259005568. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
