In 1910, a night operator was added to the depot so that orders could be given to trains going from Cleburne to Ft. By 1918, modernization came to the railroad and a need for the depot no longer existed. The wooden water tower was replaced with a metal one with a column. Soon after, the steam engines were replaced by diesel engines and the water tower and column were torn down. Today, mail trains come through from the north and south.
Freight trains come rumbling through carrying products to various markets.
Crowley now isn't an important train stop. Now, trains only stop to wait for another train to pass going the other way. The town now has to stop its life as the trains go by. George Hampton's Service Station was opened in 1929. It was located near the railroad at the corner of Main Street and Hampton Street.