Railroads brought development to Texas on...Ribbons of Steel (open access)

Railroads brought development to Texas on...Ribbons of Steel

Text for an article about the history of Texas railroads that was published in the May 1994 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 1994-05~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place (open access)

Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place

This publication looks at human communities and their interactions with the environment.
Date: November 2002
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 Census: Costs and Risks Must be Closely Monitored and Evaluated with Mitigation Plans in Place (open access)

2010 Census: Costs and Risks Must be Closely Monitored and Evaluated with Mitigation Plans in Place

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The decennial census is a constitutionally mandated activity, with immutable deadlines. It produces data used to allocate about $200 billion yearly in federal financial assistance, reapportion the seats of the House of Representatives, and provide a profile of the nation's people to help guide policy decisions. The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates the 2010 Census will cost $11.3 billion, making it the most expensive census in the nation's history, even after adjusting for inflation. Based primarily on GAO's issued reports, this testimony addresses the extent to which the Bureau has (1) developed detailed and timely cost data for effective oversight and cost control, (2) reduced nonresponse mail follow up costs, and (3) produced risk mitigation plans to address identified challenges."
Date: June 6, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad File M-2745] (open access)

[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad File M-2745]

File of documentation related to the merging of the seniority lists for the Smithville and Texas Central districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway lines, including correspondence, lodge ballots, text drafts, proposed seniority lists, and other documentation.
Date: 1954-06/1955-07
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessment and Review of the Climate Change Policy Programme, Interim Report (open access)

Assessment and Review of the Climate Change Policy Programme, Interim Report

This interim report provides an assessment and review of the Japanese Climate Change Policy Programme.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Central Environment Council, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
System: The UNT Digital Library
DART Rail Replacement Brings Weekend Changes Through Nov. (open access)

DART Rail Replacement Brings Weekend Changes Through Nov.

News release about the suspension of rail service on portions of DART's Red, Blue, Green, and Orange Lines for six weekends to allow for track replacements. Shuttle buses will operate in their place.
Date: October 20, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Los trenes de DART, en proceso de prueba por Mockingbird (open access)

Los trenes de DART, en proceso de prueba por Mockingbird

News release about train test being conducted along a new light rail corridor ahead of the opening of the White Rock Station.
Date: July 24, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Test Trains Traveling Mockingbird to White Rock Corridor (open access)

DART Test Trains Traveling Mockingbird to White Rock Corridor

News release about train test being conducted along a new light rail corridor ahead of the opening of the White Rock Station.
Date: July 17, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts]

Statement describing proposed rights and seniority for firemen in the Texas Central and Smithville Districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway after consolidation, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Marks 30th Anniversary (open access)

DART Marks 30th Anniversary

News release commemorating the 30th anniversary of the referendum to establish DART, outlining the agencies history, and commenting on current an future development projects.
Date: August 6, 2013
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Treks to North Dallas, Richardson With Seven New Rail Stations (open access)

DART Treks to North Dallas, Richardson With Seven New Rail Stations

News release concerning the opening of several new DART light rail stations, a DART promotional celebration, and upcoming bus and rail service schedule changes.
Date: June 17, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement: Abilene Railroad and Terminal Company (open access)

Statement: Abilene Railroad and Terminal Company

Document proposing a standard gauge railroad between Abilene and Cross Plains, Texas and the construction of new terminals along the proposed line. The documents include information about the proposed profits, the survey of the route, possible issues with construction, and the merits of a new railroad line in the area. The document is divided in to three parts: "Statement," "Terminals," and "Exhibits."
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Spring Valley Station reflects Richardson's history, heritage (open access)

New Spring Valley Station reflects Richardson's history, heritage

News release concerning the design of DART's new Spring Valley Station, themed around gardens.
Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcribed Notes about Consolidation] (open access)

[Transcribed Notes about Consolidation]

Notes about how seniority for firemen and engineers will be handled during the consolidation of the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. It includes procedural notes and questions that still need to be addressed.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft Notes About Conslidation Procedures] (open access)

[Draft Notes About Conslidation Procedures]

Notes about how seniority for firemen and engineers will be handled during the consolidation of the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. It includes procedural notes and comments on promotion rights for individual firemen.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership (open access)

Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership

News release concerning DART's draft long-rang financial plan for the construction on future rail projects, the need to increase revenue to support these new projects, and the restructuring of DART's top staff leadership to provide DART President Gary Thomas more direct oversight of rail construction projects.
Date: March 5, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas, A Southwest Empire (open access)

Texas, A Southwest Empire

"Texas, A Southwest Empire" is a booklet published by the Passenger Traffic Department of the Rock Island-Frisco Lines and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, in 1909. It describes the resources and features of the various areas and counties of Texas such as: the Pan-Handle, Amarillo-Tucumcari Extension, the Western Tip of Texas, Wilbarger and Hardeman Counties, North Texas, Montague County, Wise County, Jack and Young Counties, Grayson County, Lamar County, Dallas and Fort Worth, Swedish Settlements, Trinity and Brazos Valleys, Leon Prairie, Galveston and Houston, the Coastal Plain, Liberty County, Jefferson County, Beaumont, Orange County and Newton County. Includes a map of Texas.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gulf Coast of Texas, The Winter Vegetable Garden of America (open access)

The Gulf Coast of Texas, The Winter Vegetable Garden of America

"The Gulf Coast of Texas" is a booklet published by the Passenger Traffic Department of the Rock Island-Frisco Lines. Chapters include: As to Texas,South Texas in General,What the Land is Like, Crops and Their Returns, Is South Texas a Citrus Region?, The Important Question of Markets, Some Specific Performances, The Question of Cost, The Question of Labor, As to Health and Comfort, Towns of the South Texas Coast, North of the Nueces and The Way to Southern Texas. Included ate two maps, one of the Texas coast and one of the Rock Island-Frisco Railroad Lines.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sebastian, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Commission of Texas Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Railroad Commission of Texas Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Strategic plan of the Railroad Commission of Texas for FY 2015-2019.
Date: July 7, 2014
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (open access)

[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feasibility of Selling the South Orient Railroad (open access)

Feasibility of Selling the South Orient Railroad

Report on the predicted market value of the South Orient Railroad (SORR) and the feasibility of selling the railroad to private interests.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Railroad Grade Separation Projects (open access)

Guidelines for Railroad Grade Separation Projects

This publication is over the Guidelines to inform applicants, contractors, and other parties concerned with railroad policies to achieve compliance in uniformity in the preparation of construction documents for Grade Separation Projects.
Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] (open access)

[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History