Bud Matthews Switch of the Texas Central Railway

In 1900 the Texas Central Railway extended a line northwest from Albany across this portion of Rose Ella (Matthews) Conrad's cattle ranch. Ella and her brother John A. "Bud" Matthews, for whom this site is named, promptly constructed cattle pens and a loading chute at this location. Surrounding ranchers soon were shipping their cattle from this switch to markets in Fort Worth. As many as 105,000 head of cattle were shipped annually until the railroad ceased operations in 1967. Since that year local ranchers have continued to load cattle onto trucks from this site. (1992)

Bud Matthews Switch of the Texas Central Railway is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7377, -99.5168 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith's Station (historical marker), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rucker Cemetery, Shackelford County, and Cook Ranch Oil Field.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5417000557. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.