This shot looks further west along the Cotton Belt than the previous one and was taken at a later time most likely: ...
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sunsetexpress
May 27, 2013 12:40 pm
I cannot recall if this photographic view of the depot was included in the recent SPH&TS article but here goes anyway... ...
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sunsetexpress
May 27, 2013 12:49 pm
There are several rail photos interspersed in this collection: http://www.wallercountyhistory.org/apps/photos/album?albumid=12993824 Curious is the Texas...
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sunsetexpress
May 27, 2013 1:21 pm
Nice scene of an Alco S2, two stock cars, and a caboose taken by Joe McMillan by the Yorktown depot: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/318594/...
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George Werner
gcw1936
May 27, 2013 3:27 pm
It shouldn’t be considered “curious” that there would be a photograph of a Texas Western locomotive in the Waller County photo album as the railroad at...
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Don Hand
donlhand...
May 27, 2013 4:37 pm
Dennis - Yes, the photo appears on Page 29 of SP Trainline No. 113, slightly cropped on the right and top; it was circa 1910. The Sanborn Fire map dated 1925...
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Dennis Hogan
sunsetexpress
May 27, 2013 4:41 pm
Thanks for the information! Someday--perhaps after school let's out--I'll make you a copy of an old postcard I have of the depot circa 1900-1910. It shows both...
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David Coscia
pahid71
May 28, 2013 1:41 pm
Hello all Any help appreciated. Regards David Coscia ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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sunsetexpress
May 29, 2013 1:40 am
You might refer the inquiring person to this book from Texas A&M University Press: Come to Texas, Attracting Immigrants (1865-1915) ...
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xocboy2001
May 29, 2013 4:23 am
Anybody happen to have anything on this station in Louisiana, SE of Thibodeaux. Began as mere flag stop where Morgan's T&L RR got in trouble once for not...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 1:50 pm
Here's a short write-up on the railroad in Burke accompanied with a few photos. http://www.burketexas.com/transportation/railroad.php Note the small shelter...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 2:28 pm
Who is this S.B. (Samuel) Hill who set up a photography business in Austin in the late 1800s? Fortunately, some of his images have been saved and are...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 2:37 pm
He published two souvenir albums of his photos, one on Austin and another on Texas. Here's another website that shows more of his photos (plus some of the ones...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 2:42 pm
Should have known the TSHA might have a biographical sketch of Mr. Hill! http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhi62...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 10:26 pm
Here's a partial view of the depot at Kemp on the Dallas-Beaumont T&NO line formed from the Texas Trunk: ...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 10:49 pm
This photo purports to be a 1911 view of the T&NO depot. http://jamesallder.wordpress.com/western-legend-photo-gallery/#jp-carousel-268 It's certainly not the...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 2, 2013 10:58 pm
Contained in the town historical sketch is a photo of the T&NO depot: http://discovermabank.com/history.html This was also on the Dallas-Beaumont line. The...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 3, 2013 1:29 am
Contained in this article is a photo of the H&TC depot that once stood in Allen: ...
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Cyril and Lynn Durren...
durrecj
Jun 3, 2013 1:52 am
The depot that is still at Nacogdoches today was built in 1913. The depot in the background of the 1911 photo is the freight station. I am not sure when...
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Dennis Hogan
sunsetexpress
Jun 3, 2013 1:53 am
Certainly looks different, doesn't it? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 8, 2013 1:23 pm
Below are the lectures in detail as described by the Galveston Historical Foundation. Grant Comes To Galveston June 9, 2013 Presented by Edward T. Cotham,...
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G and N Chamberland
ngctex@...
Jun 9, 2013 1:41 am
Is this the same Grant, who with Lincoln, is responsible for the death of over 600,000 people, the Black Flag policy, and total destruction of 13 Free States...
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Carl Codney
dalsacrc
Jun 9, 2013 9:01 pm
The Civil War is off topic. I will not approve of any messages that even hint at re-fighting it. Carl Codney Group Owner...
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Doug Weiskopf
texianbear54
Jun 9, 2013 9:22 pm
I'm sorry I missed Cotham's lecture. He is a recognized expert on Galveston and Texas Civil War history--I have a couple of his books and will collect more....
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sunsetexpress
Jun 10, 2013 1:30 am
For those interested in doing some research at the Brisco Center of American History at UT Austin, here's a description of some personal papers left by Hans...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 10, 2013 1:31 am
For those of you with an interest in marine and riverine transportation in our area of the US, I recommend dropping in on this blog occasionally: ...
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sunsetexpress
Jun 10, 2013 4:13 am
The SMU digital collections has this old image of a HE&WT train wreck: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul_digitalcollections/5320308223/in/photostream/...
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onderonk
Jun 10, 2013 10:50 am
Greetings, Thinking back to the 1960s and 70s, does anyone have good knowledge of how often the local freight from Victoria to Port Lavaca (and return) ran?...
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rollindb
Jun 11, 2013 12:46 pm
During the summer of 1964 I spent a couple of weeks asthe second trick general clerk (vacation relief) at Port Lavaca. During those days the jetty was...
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edwardarnold2000
edwardarnold...
Jun 11, 2013 4:00 pm
This is not exactly a reply to this question, but I thought it could be interesting. The MKT/MP local from Houston to Galveston,Texas, with alternate years for...
