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Title |
TER Passenger Motor 327 Awaits Last Run to Waco |
Date |
1948, December 31 |
Description |
On the last day of passenger service, company official Horace G. Floyd (left), the shop superintendant for Texas Electric Railway, exchanges a symbolic handshake with an unidentified motorman. The men stand in front of Texas Electric Rail Passenger Motor 327 and it's replacement, Flxible bus 14 at the Dallas Interurban Terminal. This day marked the last day of operation for the rail line. The next morning would bring bus service to the interurban routes and a transportation era would pass into Texas history. Motorman sitting at the controls is possibly Sam Ivey (see Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1612231932137314&set=p.1612231932137314&type=3 See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C |
Event |
Last Day of Texas Electric Railway Passenger Service |
Place |
Dallas, TX |
Associated People |
Floyd, Horace Greeley |
Photographer |
Tenny, Hank |
Print Size |
8" x 10" |
Search Terms |
Car 327 Car 327 Dallas County Flxible Bus 14 Icon-Bus Lines Last Day of Passenger Service Night Operation Passenger Motor 327 |
Collection |
Johnnie J. Myers Collection |
Copyright |
The City of Plano / Interurban Railway Museum have all rights without restriction. |
Catalog Number |
CP.2007.CL.1-169 |