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Metadata
Object Name |
Note |
Title |
Section 10 [Reseach Notes for Book "Texas Electric Railway"] - #600 [Series: 600] Notes on #618 - #620 |
Event |
Writing the Book Texas Electric Railway |
Date |
ca 1949-1963 |
Scope & Content |
This section includes notes about cars 618 through 620 within the 600 series. The notes are handwritten on the back of recycled paper. [Transcription of the handwritten notes:] [cont'd from CP.2006.CL.1-122 ZX] These small cars 100 to 105 were used only in emergency on North end because they were too small to handle the crowds, sometimes they would use them and a trailer - looked funny to see the small motor pulling the old long trailer. The controller was located in the center or middle of the vestibule and were not changed to right side until they were lengthened, which was about 2 months after 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 were returned to Trinity Hts. line. Yes, the first dope I gave you on parlor cars A. B. C. (was wrong), this information was given me by the shop employees and the painter at Monroe in Feb. 1918. This proved to be wrong. Because I bought several of the arch glass that was over the windows of the cars when they went all out for square type windows. I bought them for 10¢ each. Sold some of them for $1.00 each and have several in my garage now. Also I used 7 of them here at the store to encase a back porch. I noticed on edge of one of the sash around the glass - - Right #3 Parlor Car B - in another place - 101. This was marked with blue marking pencil. That makes me feel that this was done in shops as these windows were removed while being repaired and car overhauled. I had a little chat with Mr Parker this AM, and he told me that the first three numbers were made into parlor cars, so I think the last dope I gave you is correct. C.T. Dickenson 2/4/54 Certainly cars #100 - #105 inclusive operated between Dallas and Waxahachie for a short period of time while the line from Waxahachie to Waco was being built. For how long was this operation continued? *The DST Co (cars) operated about 1 year before the line was built thru to Waco. When you say that these six cars had only one number on them, I suppose you mean that they still... [cont'd in CP.2006.CL.1-122 ZZ] |
Associated People |
Dickenson, Charles Thornton Parker, Thomas C. |
Search Terms |
600 Series Arch Type Windows Car 100 Car 101 Car 102 Car 103 Car 104 Car 105 Car 618 Car 619 Car 620 Car 75 Car 76 Car 77 Car 78 Car A Car B Car C Equipment Configuration Express Trail Car 618 Express Trail Car 619 Express Trail Car 620 Historic Preservation Monroe Shops Parlor Car A Parlor Car B Parlor Car C Passenger Motor 100 Passenger Motor 101 Passenger Motor 102 Passenger Motor 103 Passenger Motor 104 Passenger Motor 105 Research Notes Square Type Windows Suburban Motor 75 Suburban Motor 76 Suburban Motor 77 Suburban Motor 78 Trinity Heights Loop |
Collection |
Johnnie J. Myers Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2006.CL.1-122 ZY |