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1. First Car of Electrically Hauled Freight in Texas - 1928

   Texas Electric Railway first car load of freight. In the photo is Work Car 901 and T&NO Box Car # 34783. The banner on the box car reads "The First Car Of Electrically Hauled Freight in Texas. Carried Over Lines of This Electric Railway From Waco to Connect With I-G-N at Italy. This car is Cosigned From Texas Power & Light Company at Waco to Texas Electric Service Company at Odessa". See: Map 6

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. TER Class A Locomotive 801 and Box Car at Dallas Freight Terminal

   Texas Electric Railway Class A Locomotive 801 coupled to a box car at the Dallas Freight Terminal; Wood and Jefferson Street. Two more box cars are behind the locomotive. Note: The number isn't visible on the locomotive but the photo negative folder was labeled as '...Loco # 801". See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail B

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. TER Night-time Switching Operation at Oak Cliff Junction Siding - 1929

   Texas Electric Railway night-time switching operation at Oak Cliff Junction siding looking south (or southeast). The tank car in the center of the photo is numbered E.G.X. 478. Behind, and to the right of the tank car, is a box car. A Coca Cola sign is in the far right of the frame. See: Map 8

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. TER Work Motor 800 on Oak Cliff End of Trinity River Bridge, Dallas - 1948, July

   A color photograph of Texas Electric Railway Company Class "A" Work Motor 800 on the Oak Cliff end of Trinity River Bridge. It is pulling a NYC freight/box car, which had been picked up from the interchange at the north end of the Trinity River viaduct. Here, the train approaches the south end of the viaduct. Note the overhead catenary wire structure, used for speeding up the cars over the viaduct. See: Map 8

   Record Type: Photo