http://www.star-telegram.com/northeast/story/620489.html Northeast Tarrant Posted on Sat, May. 03, 2008 1913 locomotive being put to use By BILL TEETER ...
When was this survey done? What was the route to be? What potential traffic would be captured, and to where would it have been routed? Any info would be...
Here is what I observed on the KCS rebuilding project out of Rosenberg Sunday evening: NEW RAIL is complete to the intermodal facility property at Kendleton....
A little clarafication; Should be West Texas extension of the Kerrvilleline. Was survey to extend line to San Angelo?. Or was line to extend by way of...
David, The only extension I have ever heard of was on the F&N north out of Fredricksburg heading toward Llano, Tx. A book I had read said that the ROW had...
Beginning around 1922, T&NO began a plan to: 1. Construct a line fm Fredericksburg to Ballinger and the P&SF and; 2. Purchase the F&N. Both projects died...
Hi, Bill! I have a single page map and some correspondence from the 1939-1940 time period where SP was again considering purchase and extension of the F&N....
... I can attest to the importance of the materials Bill mentions. The route plat alone is a real treasure. As to the F&N, I have a copy of Volume 3, No. 3,...
... Texas ... 1999 ... to be ... generally ... have ... Conann, ... Ken, The Journal of Texas Shortline Railroads was published by Lester Haines here in...
Perhaps this pertains to the recent topic of discussion Available from the Calif State RR Museum- contact the library Southern Pacific. 105 9 37 Not dated...
In my archives, I have a very, very large SP map of Texas, printed published in either 1926 or 1927, that is a blue print on white background and has drawn on...
Is anyone on this site familiar with a large map that is in the Texas Room, Houston Public Library, generally known as the "1869 Wood Map"? It is about 5 feet...
Probably access to the Oil Fields in the San Angelo area,not to mention some competition in the area. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Good Day, I have been tasked with finding a picture of SP/T&NO 794 while it was in service. It will be used on a plaque that will dedicate a rail car we are...
I have just listed an original nose emblem from the nose of a prototype T&NO F-7a unit on Ebay. It was removed in 1960 when the unit was repainted from the...
ATTENTION: This rare mileage trip is now open to the public! Click link: http://www.lonestarrails2008.com/resources/qz.pdf The North Texas Chapter, NRHS...
... was ... car ... it, I ... of ... marks. Rob, you need to contact Arnold Menke. I have gotten several beautiful B&W's from him.....all TNO steam. He...
05/11/08: Behold, some significant progress in a week! NEW RAIL: KCS's last remaining section of SP 90lb. rail on the north end of their trackage has been...
05/11/08: Behold, some significant progress in a week! NEW RAIL: KCS's last remaining section of SP 90lb. rail on the north end of their trackage has been...
Should go to a museum. -Gary ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and ...
West of downtown Houston there was (and maybe still is) an SP spur crossing Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive.? Am I correct in assuming that it served (serves)...
... -- The San Antonio and Aransas Pass RR track is long gone, as well as the bridge over Buffalo Bayou, as well as the rice silos which were demolished in the...
I checked my history to make sure I was remembering this correctly: The line in question was not a SA&AP line. The line in question was a GH&SA (Galveston,...
FWIW: Back in 1975, while working full-time as a SP train dispatcher, I was attending Univ of Houston part-time and took a one-semester class pertaining to B&W...
To the group and Billy Bob. All during the late 70's and early 80's Santa Fe crews working ID jobs Temple to Houston stayed at Allen Park Inn on Allen Parkway....
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