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1. Drawing, Architectural - Architectural Drawing F1530 - NTT Oak Cliff Substation

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2. Drawing, Architectural - Architectural Drawing H15274 - NTT Oak Cliff Substation [Crane Girder Detail]

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3. Drawing, Architectural - Architectural Drawing NTT Oak Cliff Substation [Foundation Plan]

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4. Drawing, Architectural - Architectural Drawing Q15421-NTT Oak Cliff Substation [Transformer Truck]

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5. Interurban Building Interior View - ca 1917

   Interior view of Interurban Building waiting area. The sign above the entrance reads in part - "This is the Interurban Building. It is the most complete Interurban Building in the World." Opened for service September, 1916, it was one of the most impressive terminals of the interurban era; comparing favorably with those of Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Akron, and Salt Lake City. The building was eight stories high, 217 feet long, an...

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6. New TER Headquarters at Jackson and Browders Streets, Dallas - ca 1917

   A new Dallas Interurban Terminal building opened for service September 1, 1916. It was one of the most impressive terminals of the interurban era - - and could be favorably compared with those of Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Akron, and Salt Lake City. The building was eight stories high, 217 feet long, and eighty-three feet wide with a main waiting room area of 6,400 square feet. Behind the building was a seven-track yard which accommodated tw...

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7. Passenger Motor 319 Leaves Oak Cliff Junction to Cross the Trinity River - 1913

   Passenger Motor 319 is in left side of the frame and a brick one story building with white trim on the windows and doors stands to the right. A woman stands to the right of the door and the sign on the building reads: "The Home Interurban" and "Oak Cliff Junction". The caption reads: Car No. 319 leaves Oak Cliff Junction to cross the Trinity River into Dallas. "The Home Interurban" motto was used by Strickland interests to indicate local...

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8. Stone and Webster Construction Company Build Zang Trestle - 1912

   Construction of the Zang Trestle over the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) Railroad in Oak Cliff, now Dallas, TX. The work was done by Stone & Webster Construction company of Boston, MA. for the Dallas Southern Traction Company, date 1912. See: Map 3; Map 8

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9. Stone and Webster Construction Crew, 1912 - 1912, Summer

   View just southeast of China Siding looking north in Oak Cliff, Texas. The curve in the image is close to South Beckley Avenue in Oak Cliff, now Dallas. The tracks are lined with Stone & Webster construction work crew employees building the Interurban for the Dallas Southern Traction Company. The Stone & Webster crew, racing to build the line south from Dallas, used a windlass track-laying machine (401) to lay track in Oak Cliff going toward W...

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10. Stone and Webster Crew on Zang Line - 1912

    A Stone & Webster construction crew works for the Dallas Southern Traction Company on the Zang Line near the Santa Fe Railroad overpass. This is now Zang Boulevard. This photo shows a side view of a windlass track- laying machine (401) in operation. See: Map 3; Map 8

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11. Three Generations of Rail Cars at East Dallas Shop on Elm Street - 1926

    Three generations of rail cars at the East Dallas shop on Elm Street. From left: Birney car, Stone & Webster Turtleback car, and a mule car. Note: As of 29 Oct 2020, the mule car in this picture was held in an unidentified private collection. It was stored in Andy Nold's warehouse at one time. See: Map 8

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12. Waco City Car [Promotional Photograph] - 1925

    Promotional photograph of a Waco City car used to promote ridership of Texas Electric Railway. In the twenties, many transit operators painted cars to advertise service in an attempt to fight inroads of the private auto. Here is Texas Electric's version in 1925. Above the windows was 'Convenient Ride The Street Cars and Save the Difference Economical'. Below the windows and to the left was 'Patronize the Street Cars They Help B...

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