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  1. 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

    DR&TC PCC 613 and TER Passenger Motor 320 at Oak Cliff Ballpark
  2. Four TER Passenger Motors Converge at Niles Siding - 1948, July 3

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motors northbound at Niles Siding; view looking south. Here, four Passenger Motors have converged. Three of the cars are northbound; cars 314 and 316 are on the left or east track while 328 is on the west track. A fourth car, unidentified, is southbound on the main (middle) track. Several CERA Railfan members can be seen taking photographs of the four cars from various locations. Niles Siding was j...

    Record Type: Photo

    Four TER Passenger Motors Converge at Niles Siding
  3. Plano Depot Ticket Office - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: An interior view of Plano Depot. Travelers on the final ride line up in front of the ticket office as follows: George A. Roush stands in front of the ticket window in a white shirt; Al Newett, Dallas City Engineer, is at the right with his back to the camera; A. John Newett is the young boy; W. P. Donalson, Jr., stands behind the stovepipe; John Humiston is the last in line. See: Map 2, Detail 21

    Record Type: Photo

    Plano Depot Ticket Office
  4. TER Bluebonnet Passenger Motor 310 Boarding Passengers - 1938, September

    Texas Electric Railway Company Bluebonnet Passenger Motor 310 [Train 221], boards passengers in Waxahachie, on it's route north to Dallas. Advertising under the motorman's seat reads: Motion Pictures are your best entertainment See: Map 4, Detail 38

    Record Type: Photo

    TER Bluebonnet Passenger Motor 310 Boarding Passengers
  5. TER Cars Inside Waco Terminal Yard - 1948, July 3

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor sit in the Waco Terminal yard, near the 4th Street entrance. Through the car entrance into the yard you can see part of the McClennan County Courthouse, which sat at Washington Ave and 5th Street. See: Map 7 Detail 71, Map 7 Waco Downtown Detail

    Record Type: Photo

    TER Cars Inside Waco Terminal Yard
  6. TER CERA Special Car 365 at Cotton Belt Crossing, July 4, 1948 - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Northbound Texas Electric Railway 'Special' Passenger Motor 365 is stopped at the Cotton Belt and Texas Electric Railway crossing, also called the Plano interlocking (St Louis Southwestern), about a half mile south of downtown Plano. The car is stopped at the push-button which controls signals. The Motorman is pushing the button to set the signals [throw the automatic derail switch] against SSW (Cotton Belt) to clear the crossing for ...

    Record Type: Photo

    TER CERA Special Car 365 at Cotton Belt Crossing, July 4, 1948
  7. TER CERA Special Car 365 at Cotton Belt Crossing, July 4, 1948 - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Northbound Texas Electric Railway 'Special' Passenger Motor 365 is stopped at the Cotton Belt and Texas Electric Railway crossing, also called the Plano interlocking (St Louis Southwestern), about a half mile south of downtown Plano. The car is stopped at the push-button which controls signals. The Motorman is pushing the button to set the signals [throw the automatic derail switch] against SSW (Cotton Belt) to clear the crossing for ...

    Record Type: Photo

    TER CERA Special Car 365 at Cotton Belt Crossing, July 4, 1948
  8. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 at Waxahachie Station - 1948, July 3

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 328 at the Waxahachie Station, located at North College and Water Streets. It's unknown if the unidentified men outside the Dallas Special car were part of the CERA Railfans Trip. See: Map 4, Detail 38; Waxahachie Station Detail

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 at Waxahachie Station
  9. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 in Downtown Waxahachie - 1948, July 3

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 328 northbound on what is now North College Street in downtown Waxahachie. CERA Railfan members stand beside the Dallas Special, preparing to board. Another Passenger Motor is seen behind 328, likely turning off of Main Street. The courthouse tower can be seen rising over car 328 in the background. See: Map 4, Detail 38

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 in Downtown Waxahachie
  10. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 Meets Passenger Motor 308 at Italy Station - 1948, July 3

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 meets Car 308 at Italy Station. Standing in front of 328 is H. G. Floyd (far left), General Superintendent, who was in charge of the CERA Railfan trip for Texas Electric and for most of the trip, he operated the car. He enlisted Frank Krejcik MCERA, who was a Chicago, Aurora & Elgin conductor, as unofficial conductor of this trip. [ref: pg 106, Texas Electric Railway, by Johnnie J. ...

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 328 Meets Passenger Motor 308 at Italy Station
  11. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 moves through a residential area in Denison. Members of the CERA Fan Trip can be seen standing at the front of the car, viewing the passing scenery. See: Map 1, Detail 1

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365
  12. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 and RPO Passenger Motor 350 at Denison Yard - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 and RPO Passenger Motor 350 at the Denison Yard. A man, possibly a participant in the CERA Fan Trip walks between the cars. People can be seen standing at the front of 350; possibly touring the car during their end of line stop in Denison. See: Map 1, Detail 1, Denison Station

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 and RPO Passenger Motor 350 at Denison Yard
  13. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 at Plano Siding - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 southbound at Plano Siding. Note the 'Dallas Special' sign on the front of the car. See: Map 2, Detail 21

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 at Plano Siding
  14. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 at Plano Station - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 northbound at Plano Station. Note the destination sign reads 'Denison Special'. Many of the CERA Fan Trip attendees stand either on the track or beside the building taking photographs. See: Map 2, Detail 21

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 at Plano Station
  15. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 in Residential Area - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 northbound on a residential street. Note the destination sign reads 'Denison Special'.

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 in Residential Area
  16. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 Southbound at Plano Yards - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: CERA Fan Trip members scurry to take photos and survey the stop site as Texas Electric Railway "Extra" Passenger Motor 365 sits southbound at Plano Yards. Another Passenger Motor is northbound just past car 365. See: Map 2, Detail 21

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 Southbound at Plano Yards
  17. TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 South of Plano - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Northbound Texas Electric Railway 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365, just south of Plano. The sign at front reads 'Denison Special'. The CERA Fan Trip member standing justoutside the front door of the car is unidentified. Other members can be seen standing in the inside front of the car. See: Map 2, Detail 21

    Record Type: Photo

    TER 'Extra' Passenger Motor 365 South of Plano
  18. TER Parlor Car Interior - 1918

    Promotional photograph of unidentified men and women seated in a Texas Electric Railway Parlour Car. The promotional campaign was launched to persuade passengers to leave their automobiles at home and ride the Texas Electric Railway and included advertisements showing affluent and fashionably dressed passengers riding in ease and comfort aboard luxuriouly appointed jitney cars, which became fashionable beginning in 1915. Texas Electric Parlor Ca...

    Record Type: Photo

    TER Parlor Car Interior
  19. TER Passenger Motor 307 in Downtown Sherman - 1948, July 4

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 307 southbound on the curve in downtown Sherman. Passengers prepare to board while an employee stands at the door and another sits at the controls. See: Map 1, Detail 4

    Record Type: Photo

    TER Passenger Motor 307 in Downtown Sherman
  20. TER Passenger Motor 365 at Woodlake Stop - 1948, August 12

    Southbound Texas Electric Railway Company Passenger Motor 365 stopped at Woodlake Stop. A man and child stand just to the left of 365. Another man stands beside the Woodlake Stop sign. See: Map 1, Detail 2

    Record Type: Photo

    TER Passenger Motor 365 at Woodlake Stop

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