Another result of the increase in people was the building of a railroad that came through Woodson. According to "Big Country: People, Events and Places, Volume V", the line was owned and operated by the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The land for the right-of-way was obtained in three ways; some was bought outright from the owners. If the owners refused to sell, the Texas and Pacific took it by easement. Some landowners gave the land for the right-of-way; for instance, the Dickie family gave land through the East Woods to the company. Local men helped build the roadbed and lay the tracks. Once the train was built, it made one run from Cisco to Throckmorton each day.