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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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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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Dallas Interurban Station - 1916 - 1916

Texas Electric Railway Dallas Interurban Station, 1916. The station, built in 1916, served as Dallas' first electric train station. It was converted to a bus station in the 1960s by the Continental Bus Co. and closed in 1987 after Greyhound bought out Continental Trailways. In 2000, the 84-year-old electric rail and bus station was given a new lease on life when the Courtland Group began conversion of the eight-story, historic building at ...

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Loading Mail onto TER RPO Passenger Motor 362 at Dallas Terminal - 1948

A US Postal Truck is backed up to unload mail onto Texas Electric Railway Company RPO Passenger Motor 362. All mail was handled by US Post Office employees and all mail was loaded/unloaded on Track 7, at the Dallas Terminal. See: Map 8, Detail C

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Map - Dallas County Plat Book Map, Blocks 78 to 79

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Map - Hand-drawn Texas Electric Railway Trackage Map, Dallas, 1933

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NTT Passenger Motor 31 at Dallas Interurban Terminal - 1935

Northern Texas Traction Company Passenger Motor 31 sitting at the Dallas Station after it was acquired from the city of Fort Worth by Texas Electric Railway Company. Note the 'flash' logo. The trucks were Brill 27 MCB-2. This car was upgraded to "Crimson Limited" in 1925. It became Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 370 in 1935. See: Map 8, Detail C

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Passenger Motor 328 at Dallas Interurban Terminal

Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 328 at the Dallas Interurban Terminal. Probably taken at the end of a run, there are no passengers on board and an employee is seen disembarking through the rear entrance. See: Map 8, Detail C

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Passenger Motor 328 With Bug Splats - 1922

Head-on view of Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 328, a Dallas Limited, sitting on tracks beside the Dallas Interurban Building. This car was painted a dark green but the dark color was difficult to see at night. The photo might have been taken to show the effect of bug splats on the green paint. Note the unusual placement of the switch iron in the coupler knuckle. This was one of four cars purchased new by Texas Electric Railway in 1...

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TER Bluebonnet Limited 327 - 1929, May 17

Texas Electric Railway Bluebonnet Limited 327, resplendent in its new "Bluebonnet" colors of blue and cream, and complete with a stylish tail sign is shown here on the ladder track of the Dallas Interurban Terminal. The sign on the front of the car indicates it runs on the Dallas-Waco Line. In 1932, there was a major blind side alteration for one-man service. The front side window was revised for better visibility for the motorman, whose ...

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TER 'Bluebonnet' Passenger Motor 303 at Dallas Interurban Terminal - 1935, September

Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 303 [Train 616], a Bluebonnet, at the Dallas Interurban Terminal. The head-on view shows the Destination sign, which reads 'Dallas' and an advertisement, below the right arch window, which reads: EVERY PASSENGER A GUEST and more ... a guest of honor. respond frequently to this personal invitation to enjoy the Comfort and Convenience of our service Texas Electric Railway See: Map 8...

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TER 'Bluebonnet' Passenger Motor 319 at Dallas Interurban Station - ca 1927

Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 319 [Train 233] stands at the Dallas Interurban Terminal. The car was painted blue and cream and had a brown roof. The paint scheme was new; begun in 1927 to promote the Bluebonnet Specials, which had limited stops along their designated line. The large painted number '319' on the front of the car, under the middle arched window, is the equipment number required by the Federal Railroad Administration ...

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TER Bluebonnet Passenger Motor 364 at Dallas Interurban Terminal - ca 1946

Texas Electric Railway Company Bluebonnet Passenger Motor 364 sits to the outside of another unidentified car at Dallas Interurban Terminal. See: Map 8, Detail C

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TER Box Trailer 609 at the Dallas Express Terminal Yard

SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Box Trailer 609 in Dallas Express Terminal Yard. See: Map 8, Detail C

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TER Class B Locomotive 905 at Dallas Express Terminal Yard

SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Company Class B Locomotive 905 in Dallas Express Terminal Yard. See: Map 8, Detail C

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TER Employees in Front of Passenger Motor 327 - 1948, January 31

SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 327 at the Dallas Passenger Terminal. G. W Bradford (left) stands with Reynolds O'Neal in front of the car. W. P. Donalson is in the far right of the picture taking a photograph of the two men; possibly the one catalogued as CP.2007.CL.1-862. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C

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TER Express Motor 501 at Dallas Express Terminal Yard - 1948, December 31

SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Express Motor 501 stands in the Dallas Express Terminal yard. This motor was green with a black roof. The two cars in the rear are unidentified. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C

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