Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound, arriving in the Texas and Pacific's depot in Fort Worth on the afternoon of January 30, 1955.

Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 3, southbound, enroute out of Dallas to Houston. Hotel Dallas is in the background.

National Railway's train No. 9 westbound on the day-long run from Mexico City to Guadalajara, Mexico around 1955.

Texas and Pacific's " The Texas Eagle", train No. 2, eastbound, a modern streamliner powered by diesel electric locomotives with a consist of fifteen cars, rolls over the high-iron near Arlington, Texas, enroute from Fort Worth to Dallas and St. Louis.

Southern Pacific's " The Golden State" train No. 3, westbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 6036, arriving in El Paso, Texas station on March 17, 1955.

Santa Fe's "San Francisco Chief" train No. 1, westbound, at the Amarillo, Texas depot.

Photo of Johnnie Bell Ballard

Norfolk and Western Railway's the "Powhatan Arrow" headed by streamlined engine No. 605, a Class J Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, passing engine No. 2300, the "Jawn Henry." The Jawn Henry was a one-of-a-kind experimental coal turbine electric that had a water tube boiler. It was rated at 4500 horsepower at 8000 rpm. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in May 1954 and left the N&W roster on January 4, 1958.

Norfolk and Western's engine No. 2300 the "Jawn Henry" heads a coal consist through the mountains.

Illinois Central's modern streamliner "The Green Diamond" train No. 21, southbound, leaving Chicago enroute to St. Louis.

At left, Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2, northbound, is ready to depart fron the Dallas Union Station. At right, the "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound is just arriving in the terminal from Houston.

Burning of the Railroad YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened in April of 1903 and continued as the YMCA until the building burned in the mid 1950's. The building faced South Magnolia and was on the lot in front of the present Railroad General Office Building.

Photo looking down West Oak Street in Palestine.

The new brick wing added to the old building on Elm Street. A similar wing was added on the east side. This wing and the old building burned in the 1980s.

Workers install new equipment at the original Sanger power plant.

Transformers loaded on flatbed truck will replace old diesel engine power generators.

Two story city power plant, water tower and 1938 Dodge truck. Building is located on the southwest corner of Bolivar and 2nd Streets.

Methodist Church located on the northwest corner of Locust and 5th Streets.

Stone building that later housed the Landmark Baptist Church. Building is located on the southeast corner of Cherry and 4th Streets.

Elevator, mill and residence located on the east side of 2nd Street between Pecan and Plum Streets.

Building under construction. Signs read: "Going up...a New Kind of Drive-In Banking, The Austin National Drive-In Bank"; "Kuehne, Brooks & Bar Architects & Engineers"; "Rex D. Kitchens Const. Co., Austin, Texas"

Photograph of Orange Police Chief, Raymond Sanders.

Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark shakes hands with John Simmons at the opening of the I-10 bridge in Orange, Texas. Nelda Stark stands beside them.

Photograph of principal of the Tilley School, Mary Lynn Weir presents a Life Membership to the Texas PTA to Mrs. John T. King.