
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts across this Roberts County landscape, anchoring the transit corridor through the Texas Panhandle. In 1972, this terrain was defined by a complex network of resource extraction, centered on an extensive Oil and Gas Field marked by numerous wells and a crisscrossing system of pipelines. Small clusters of activity appear at Clark and Edge, while the topographical shift of the Bluff provides a dramatic contrast to the flatter plains where Pumping Sta Water Tanks support the industrial infrastructure. Waterways like Bluff Creek and Red Deer Creek carve through the earth, revealing the underlying geology tapped by a Gravel Pit near the southern tracks. This survey documents the intersection of rail transport and energy production in the era of Texas oil expansion.
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1954 · Amarillo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Amarillo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Pampa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Laketon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Hoover
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Dry Creek South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Dry Creek SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Pampa NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Miami
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Horse Creek South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000