c ari , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁It ▁forec l osed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Chicago , ▁Rock ▁Island ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁which ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁Oklahoma , ▁Kansas ▁and ▁Texas ▁Rail road , ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁finally ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Wal deck ▁was ▁a ▁coal ▁and ▁water ▁stop ▁for ▁the ▁rail road ▁during ▁the ▁steam ▁era . ▁ ▁To ▁allow ▁for ▁continuous ▁train ▁passage ▁for ▁those ▁not ▁need ing ▁to ▁stop , ▁a ▁s iding ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁one ▁mile ▁was ▁built . ▁ ▁The ▁s iding ▁continues ▁this ▁function ▁for ▁east ▁and ▁west bound ▁commerce ▁to ▁pass ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁line ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Ch ish ol m ▁Tra il ▁no ▁longer ▁needed ▁to ▁go ▁the ▁additional ▁ 4 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁Ab il ene , ▁Kansas ▁( the ▁former ▁northern ▁termin us ). ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁last ▁us able ▁structures ▁at ▁Wal deck , ▁cattle ▁corr als ▁were ▁oper ational ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁when ▁dies el ▁locomot ives ▁became ▁dominant . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁named ▁by ▁a ▁Swiss ▁Bre th ren ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁Wal deck ▁so ver eign ▁princip ality ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The