Before it was Shell Truck Stop, it was Tucumcari Truck Terminal. TTT. Truckers on their CBs in Texas would say,"Can't wait till I get to the TTT. And, there was a drive in theatre adjascent to the east. I grew up in Tucumcari 60s and 70s.
This truck stop went out of business not long after Consolidated freight ways.Consolidated closed the doors on Labor Day of 2002.I worked for CF ,used to stop there to fuel when forced on sleeper teams heading to of back from Mira Lona California.before the change of operations in the 90’s we ran from Oklahoma City Oklahoma to Tucumcari Newmexico.we used to stay in the closed down motel just east of the Shell truck stop.
Before it was Shell Truck Stop, it was Tucumcari Truck Terminal. TTT. Truckers on their CBs in Texas would say,"Can't wait till I get to the TTT. And, there was a drive in theatre adjascent to the east. I grew up in Tucumcari 60s and 70s.
@@nealhathaway2004 i never saw a drive in theatre in my research, wonder why?
Dang Neal! How the heck are ya?!
Shell Truck Plaza
@@clane1700 thank you! I was baffled by the ‘P’ in the sigb
@ you are welcome. Thank you for the video!
This truck stop went out of business not long after Consolidated freight ways.Consolidated closed the doors on Labor Day of 2002.I worked for CF ,used to stop there to fuel when forced on sleeper teams heading to of back from Mira Lona California.before the change of operations in the 90’s we ran from Oklahoma City Oklahoma to Tucumcari Newmexico.we used to stay in the closed down motel just east of the Shell truck stop.
@@randycrawford4192 wow thx, i did another video of the hotel, called the Paylee
Had the best wet burritos on I40
I think they still had some in the broken fridge - fresh as the day they made them.
Me da tristeza ver como nuestro vecino del norte esta perdiendo la fortaleza y su gran poder
Tengo el mismo sentimiento. Pero el presidente Trump puede ayudarnos a salvarnos.
All the money, resources and labor...just walked away from. There should be a law that land must be returned to wild, with all improvements removed.
Yep, but then we wouldn't be able to make "abandoned" videos.
Fix it up and film Maximum Overdrive 2 there. 🤣
Or some WWIII Zombie movie.
Get your kicks on route 66.