... exclusively T&NO, ... Certainly the ... this ... Four ... Lordsburg ... EP&SW); SP from ... work over ... only the T&NO ... EP&SW ... in El Paso. ... were...
These are very interesting postings to which I can add 2 cents worth for the benefit of those who may be less up to speed on history. As the president of ...
I'll add a couple more small details to this thread for about 1960 time frame. At Valentine, freight crews changed, but diesels and passenger crews ran...
My 1959 San Antonio division timetable (#203) shows Valentine as having BKDYP, and Sanderson as BKDIYP. Unfortunately, nowhere in the timetable is the code for...
The Cushing Memorial Library at Texas A&M has posted 22 vintage views of the depots at College Station, Tx. To get to them: type in www.aggienetwork.com and...
... Just my two bits on Sanderson bunk houses - My ex-wife's grandmother owned and rented out two of the Sanderson bunk houses. They were both stucco. One...
Hey all, As some of you all may already know, I work at Trans Texas Rail Shop in San Antonio, Tx. My boss asked me to try to locate some pictures of the old SP...
Gary, I don't have anything you are looking for. However, I'm wondering if you would ask your T&NO contacts if they have any T&NO passenger car photos? We...
The above roll of microfilm is listed on the Texas State Archives wesite for sale. Has anyone ever looked at this How much equipment or railroad building...
MP Central branch Union Pacific 1882 livestock tariffs listed the cars series and lengths for the MP,CBUP, and MK&T of stock cars. It might be possible that...
I Waited In Fort Worth's Amtrak Station For The New Orleans-StLouis Steam Train Behind The Northbound Texas Eagle,Only To Find out That she was Sidelined Due...
Billy,Sorry to hear about 745 developing mechanical troulble!! I was really looking forward to seeing her on the Fort Worth-Dallas Section of Amtrak's "Texas...
... I ... Through ... I ... Charlie,About the ex SA&AP Line to Waco,I knew quite a few "Old Timers"in Flatonia who remembered riding the Yoakum-Flatonia-Waco ...
... nose painted ... their "Doodlebugs"in Warbonnet Colors,I seriously doubt the T&NO/SP Painted them in "Black Widow"/"Daylight"or"Sunset"Red&Silver!! Chances...
SP 745 was only scheduled to go between Kansas City and New Orleans. The consist from that train went on to catch Amtrak's Texas Eagle for the return trip...
... ;While the ATSF Painted one of ... Gentlemen PULLMAN GREEN? T&NO was Southern Pacific and the colour used was 'No 1 Dark Olive Green', also called Coach...
Skipper,TABunch for the info.I didn't know 745 was only going between KC&NO. Still even though it was late pulling into FtWorth,it was nice seeing those grand...
Russell&Barry,TABunch for the reply.Barry,you certainly have a very good knowledge of SP/T&NO Color Schemes of the 30's.Russell,that's a truly marvelous model...
... green [1 Dark Olive Green, coach green] but it looks a little too dull and too brown to me. Also the motor cars had 'Dulux gold" lettering [I know, I...
... If I understand the history correctly, Dark Olive (the official name) equipment was lettered with gold leaf until 1947, when Dulux Gold was substituted....
... I seriously doubt that the Pullman color was trademarked in that far more innocent era, and likewise doubt that the color was "owned" by Pullman. When...
... Michael, According to "Houston Freeways," (p. 119) by Erik Slotboom, the Texas Transportation formally approved the construction of US 59 between I-10 and...
I recall that construction started in 1959 and prior that that all the companies began moving or closing along the TNO line from Montrose Blvd to Main s St,...
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