Route 66 Memorial...Tucumcari, NM This is a chrome and rock sculpture created by Thomas Coffin in 1997. The red stone of the base symbolizes tires while the chrome upper part is a tailfin with tail lights that light up at night. It evokes the 1950s cars and road trips. Route 66 Monument...This is a chrome and rock sculpture created by Thomas Coffin in 1997. The red stone of the base symbolizes tires while the chrome upper part is a tail fin with tail lights that light up at night. It evokes the 1950s cars and road trips.
Back in Tucumcari, NM we stopped by the Tucumcari Train Depot..Rock Island-Southern Pacific RR Depot --The Tucumcari landmark Rock Island-Southern Pacific depot opened in 1927, when Tucumcari was enjoying the rise of auto traffic on old Route 66. Built in the Spanish Mission-style, this depot is massively long, encompassing both a large passenger area and a significant freight area under one roof.
