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Object Name |
Note |
Title |
Section 5 [Reseach Notes for Book "Texas Electric Railway"] - Miscellaneous Notes from Former TER Employees |
Event |
Writing the Book Texas Electric Railway |
Date |
ca 1949-1963 |
Scope & Content |
This section includes notes from various men employed by Denison & Sherman Railway. [Transcription of the handwritten notes:] [page] x 10 My service with the Co. dated from Mar. 1st, 1913 to July 1941 W. Silvus 1/23/55 Yes, the cars with the open near vestibule, 185-186-187, was the ones used here in Waco during War #1, you will remember it took me about five years to prove that there was one #187. C. T. Dickenson March 14, 1956 Wish you would look at this (photo of) #21 very carefully and tell me if it is the type car which was used in Waco during World War I as #185 - #186 or #187. * All O.K. - Yes, that open vestibule 187 along with one or two others were used on N. 5th St. car line here in Waco, War #1. They were also used some on Prov. Hts line out to flying field. They were used from about 3:30 P.M. till midnight, usually pulled 1 or 2 trailers. Questions by W.P.D. Jr. Answers by C. T. D. March 26, 1956 |
Associated People |
Dickenson, Charles Thornton Donalson, Walter P., Jr. Silvus, Walter |
Search Terms |
Car 185 Car 186 Car 187 Car 21 Historic Preservation Interurban Motor 21 North Fifth Street Line Plug Car 187 Plug Cars Provident Heights-Baylor Line Research Notes Vestibule World War I WWI |
Collection |
Johnnie J. Myers Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2006.CL.1-117 K |