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St Louis Southwestern Railway |
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The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", is a former Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas from 1891 to 1980, when the system added the Rock Island's Golden State Route and operations in Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The Cotton Belt operated as a Southern Pacific subsidiary from 1932 until 1992, when its operation was assumed by Southern Pacific Transportation Company. |
Number of Archive records in Research Center |
19 |
Number of Photo records in Research Center |
41 |
Number of Library records in Research Center |
2 |
Number of Object records in Research Center |
7 |
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80 years of transportation progress: a history of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway - St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Public Relations Department.
This is a history of the Cotton Belt also known as St. Louis Southwestern Railway. It was first written as a thesis by Jacob E. Anderson in 1939. This book has been edited and revised.
Record Type: Library
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Abandoned St Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger Station - 1949, January 9
SNAPSHOT: Abandoned St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Passenger station, later taken over by Texas Electric Railway. The station is in the Hillsboro Freight Yards, the view looking northeast. See: Map 6, Detail 62
Record Type: Photo
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Abandoned Water Spout at TER Hillsboro Freight Yard - 1949, January 9
SNAPSHOT: Abandoned Cotton Belt (SSW) waterspout/water column at the Hillsboro Freight Yard. This property was bought by Texas Electric Railway Company in 1940. See: Map 6, Detail 62; Hillsboro Warehouse Track Detail
Record Type: Photo
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Card, Identification - Cotton Belt Employees Hospital Association Card - Rex Hardison
Record Type: Archive
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Certificate, Achievement - St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines, Certificate of Examination
Record Type: Archive
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Certificate, Confirmation - Form 2160 St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines, Time Inspection Service, Empoye's Card Certificate
Record Type: Archive
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Cotton Belt Depot - ca 1983
This photo of the Cotton Belt Depot is looking northwest. St. Louis-Southwestern Railway (SSW), is commonly referred to as the Cotton Belt Railroad. The track to the left is Cotton Belt interchange track with Southern Pacific Railroad. The depot was torn down about 1988.
Record Type: Photo
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Cotton Belt Depot - ca 1983
This photo of the Cotton Belt Depot is looking southeast. St. Louis-Southwestern Railway (SSW), is commonly referred to as the Cotton Belt Railroad. The track to the left is Cotton Belt interchange track with Southern Pacific Railroad. The depot was torn down about 1988.
Record Type: Photo
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Cotton Belt Depot - ca 1983
This photo of the Cotton Belt Depot is looking south. St. Louis-Southwestern Railway (SSW), is commonly referred to as the Cotton Belt Railroad. The track to the left is Cotton Belt interchange track with Southern Pacific Railroad. The depot was torn down about 1988.
Record Type: Photo
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Cotton Belt Depot - ca 1986- Nov 1988
SNAPSHOT: This photo is looking west with the Cotton Belt Depot on the right. St. Louis-Southwestern Railway (SSW), is commonly referred to as the Cotton Belt Railroad. The depot was torn down about 1988. The St. Louis-Southwestern Railway (reporting mark SSW), known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, is a former US Class I railroad which operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the states of...
Record Type: Photo