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1. 1925 Studebaker Buses 5 and 6 at Monroe Shops - 1925

   Two 1925 Studebaker Buses (numbered 5 and 6) sit in front of the Monroe Shops, in the yard. These were bought by Texas Electric Railway Company to replace electric street cars. Use of buses, with varied routes, slowed competition from jitneys and automobiles by providing increased flexibility for riders. Texas Electric Railway began purchases in 1925 of five Studebaker motor buses to replace city streetcars in Sherman and Denison. These bu...

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2. African American Workers Beside TER Passenger Motor 327 - 1948, January 31

   SNAPSHOT: Two African American rail workers stand beside Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 327. The man on the right may be Walter Robinson, who worked for Texas Electric in the Main building in downtown Dallas; he drove and turned the cars around to put them in position for their runs. The man on the left is Rodney Johnson. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C

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3. AT&SF 1916 Travels Under Zangs Line Overpass - 1941, April 19

   SNAPSHOT: In this Saturday scene, AT&SF train #1916 moves under an overpass on the Zangs Line; view looking north. See: Map 3, 8

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4. Basement Storage Area at Dallas Interurban Station

   Basement storage area in the downtown Dallas Interurban Station. Shop cables, used on milling machines at Monroe Shops and the Dallas streetcar shop. The cable stretcher is to the right in the photo. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C

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5. Beckley Bus & 700-Type DR&T Car on Trinity River Viaduct - 1941, June 14

   SNAPSHOT: This Saturday scene is looking east to Dallas across the Trinity River from Oak Cliff. A Beckley Bus is on the Houston Street Viaduct (left), while a 700-Type Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Street Car is on the Oak Cliff Street Car Viaduct. See: Map 3, 8

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6. Dallas Railway & Terminal City Streetcar 736 - 1948

   DIGITAL PRINT: Dallas Railway and Terminal City Streetcar 736 travels route 3 in south Oakcliff. It's destination is Trinity Heights. Note the Pepsi advertisement on the right front of the car and the 'Base Ball Tonight' sign above the window on the left. A slightly different angle of this photo can be found at CP.2012.CL.9-40. See: Map 3, 8

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7. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company PCC 619 at Jefferson & Young Streets - 1948, July

   SNAPSHOT: Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Presidents Conference Committee Car (PCC) 619 at Jefferson and Young Streets in front of the Dallas Freight Terminal. The destination sign reads '6-Seventh'. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail B

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8. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Streetcars on Trinity River Viaduct - 1941, June 14

   SNAPSHOT: In this Saturday scene, eastbound 400 and 700 type Dallas Railway & Terminal Company streetcars cross the Trinity River on the Oak Cliff Street Car viaduct. This view is looking southwest from the Houston Street viaduct over Industrial Blvd. and across the old and new channels of the Trinity River. Adams High School is in the distance. See: Map 3, 8

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9. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Streetcars on Trinity River Viaduct - 1941, June 14

   SNAPSHOT: In this Saturday scene, eastbound 400 and 700 type Dallas Railway & Terminal Company streetcars cross the Trinity River on the Oak Cliff Street Car viaduct. This view is looking southwest from the Houston Street viaduct over Industrial Blvd. and across the old and new channels of the Trinity River. Adams High School is in the distance. See: Map 3, 8

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Dallas Southern Traction Company Substation Ruins on Zang Line - 1941, April 19

    SNAPSHOT: This Saturday scene shows the ruined foundation of a former Dallas Southern Traction Company substation located near the Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fe overpass on the Zang Line toward Gannon Drive; view looking south. See: Map 3, 8

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Damaged Passenger Motor 350 at Monroe Shops Yard - 1946

    Insurance photograph showing damage to the left side of Passenger Motor 350 after an accident. Photograph taken on the south side of the Monroe Shops Carbarn. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail A

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12. Damaged TER Passenger Motor 303 at Monroe Shops Yard, 1933 - 1933

    Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 303 on the east side of the Monroe Shops Carbarn after a slight accident. The original car 303 was rebuilt and renumbered to 309. This is the second car 303, which was made into a one-man car by removing the rear entrance. Note the arch windows. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail A

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Damaged TER Passenger Motor 316 at Monroe Shops - 1947

    Damaged Passenger Motor 316 on the east yard tracks next to the Monroe Shops Carbarn. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail A

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14. Damaged TER Passenger Motor 366 at Monroe Shops - 1948, November 25

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 366 sits in a damaged state in the Monroe Shops Yard; partial side view. This car was wrecked on 10 April 1948 when it collided with Passenger Motor 365. It sat at Monroe Shops, unfixed, through abandonment of the company. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail A

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15. Damaged TER Passenger Motor 366 at Monroe Shops - 1948, November 25

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 366 sitting in a damaged state at Monroe Shops Yard; front right 3/4 view. This car was wrecked on 10 April 1948 when it collided with Passenger Motor 365 near Kirkland Siding. An unidentified locomotive sits at the rear of the car. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail A

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. DR&TC Car Approaching Oak Cliff from Trinity River Bridge - 1948, July

    SNAPSHOT: Dallas Railway and Terminal streetcar 709 entering Oak Cliff, on a private right-of-way, after crossing the Trinity River bridge. The bridge and Dallas skyline can be seen dimly in the far right background. The sign between tracks reads: Private Right of Way No Trespassing D. Ry. & T. Co. See: Map 3, 8

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. DR&TC PCC 607 on Trinity Viaduct - July 1948

    SNAPSHOT: Dallas Railway and Terminal Company Presidential Conference Car (PCC) 607 on the Trinity Viaduct. The car had just come out from under a series of overhead catenary structures. See: Map 3

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. DR&TC PCC 613 and TER Passenger Motor 320 at Oak Cliff Ballpark - 1948, July

    SNAPSHOT: Dallas Railway and Terminal Company Presidential Conference Car (PCC) 613 and Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 320 stand in front of the Oak Cliff Ballpark at Jefferson & First Streets. See: Map 3

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. DR&TC PCC 615 Inbound to Dallas - 1948, July

    SNAPSHOT: Dallas Railway and Terminal Company Presidential Conference Car (PCC) 615 entering Dallas through a string of overhead catenary structures as it comes off the Trinity River Viaduct. It's destination sign reads 'ERVAY'. See: Map 3

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. DR&TC PCC Car on Trinity River Trestle - 1948, July

    SNAPSHOT: Dallas Terminal and Railway Presidents' Conference Committee Car (unknown number) crosses the Trinity River trestle. See: Map 3, 8

    Record Type: Photo