▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Texas ▁and ▁Mexico ▁Railway ▁Company ▁purchased ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁for ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁L ines , ▁and ▁the ▁receiver ship ▁ended ▁thirty ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁U val de , ▁and ▁G ulf ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁separately . ▁The ▁two - story ▁dep ot ▁in ▁Ple as anton , ▁with ▁company ▁headquarters ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁floor , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁was ▁later ▁moved , ▁and ▁finally ▁torn ▁down . ▁An ▁earlier ▁dep ot ▁in ▁Ple as anton ▁surv ives ▁at ▁the ▁Long horn ▁Museum ▁there . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁other ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁properties , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁again ▁entered ▁into ▁receiver ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁system . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁abandoned ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁between ▁F ow l erton ▁and ▁Gard end ale , ▁now ▁a ▁largely ▁g host ▁town ▁in ▁northern ▁La ▁S alle ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁fre ight ▁ear nings ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁SA U & G ▁under ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁reached ▁nearly ▁$ 3 . 5 ▁million , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁passenger ▁re venue , ▁as ▁had ▁become