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[Southern Pacific engine at the Cadiz St. Roundhouse in Dallas]
Observe this masterpiece of streamlined steam motive power - bearing the name "Sunbeam", Southern Pacific's Engine No. 652, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, on the turntable at the Cadiz Street Roundhouse in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Sunbeam" and the "Sam Houston Zephyr"]
Southern Pacific's "The Sunbeam" Engine No. 650 - type 4-6-2 and Burlington's "Sam Houston Zephyr" at Dallas Union Terminal in 1950.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Sunbeam" at Dallas Union Terminal]
Southern Pacific Railroad's "The Sunbeam" engine No. 650, a type 4-6-2 locomotive, at Dallas Union Terminal in 1950. Streamlined steam locomotive No.650 has been serviced and coupled to its train. When the number 13 is placed into its train indicator atop the boiler it will be ready to depart "On the Advertised" at 5:00PM as The Sunbeam.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]
Burlington-Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" races southward out of Dallas in 1951 powered by 1500HP FP7A No.677 and a 1500HP "B"unit in an effort to beat the Southern Pacific's Hustler into Houston.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Katy Flyer" passing Dallas Yard]
M-K-T Train No.6, The "Katy Flyer" slows through Dallas yard heading for Union Terminal behind a pair of Alco PA model 2000HP diesel electric locomotives on June 18,1953.
Date:
June 18, 1953
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[White Rock Station in Dallas]
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's White Rock Station in Dallas.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Monaghan, M.D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas and Pacific mail and passenger train arriving in Dallas]
Texas & Pacific 4-8-2 No. 907 heads up a heavy mail and express train which originated in St.Louis and was brought to Texarkana by the Missouri Pacific. From there the T&P will take the train all the way to El Paso. Seen here approaching Dallas from the south in 1950.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Southern Pacific train in Dallas]
Southern Pacific's train No. 16 headed by Engine No. 629, a type 4-6-2 locomotive in Dallas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Sunbeam" at Dallas]
Southern Pacific's morning passenger train from Houston to Dallas is Train No. 15 The Hustler which uses the same cars as the afternoon Sunbeam. After its arrival in Dallas the entire train will be turned on "the wye" serviced, have a parlor car added to the consist and leave for Houston as Train No. 14 at five pm.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steam Switcher at Dallas' Union Terminal]
Dallas Union Terminal Company's No. 7, type 0-6-0 steam switcher, adjacent to the south end of Union Terminal on January 8, 1956.
Date:
January 8, 1956
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Texan" at Belt Junction in Dallas]
Texas & Pacific 1500HP F7A No.1581 which has been re-geared for passenger service and a 2250HP E8 approach the Belt Junction Interlocker with a mostly mail and express Train No.15 "The Texan" on June 22,1952.
Date:
June 22, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Belt train at University Park, Texas Depot]
St. Louis - Southwesten (Cotton Belt) Railroad train No. 2 headed by Engine No. 308, a 1600 H.P. Alco - GE diesel-electric locomotive, at University Park Depot in Dallas, Texas on June 1, 1952.
Date:
June 1, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Belt train at Dallas Union Terminal]
St. Louis - Southwestern (cotton Belt) Railroad train No. 2, headed by Engine No. 308, a 1600 H.P. Alco - GE diesel electric locomotive, at Dallas Union terminal on June 1, 1952.
Date:
June 1, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Louisiana Eagle" in Dallas]
Texas and Pacific Railway's train No. 21 "Louisiana Eagle", headed by Engine No. 2005, a 4000 H.P. electro-motive diesel locomotive in Dallas, Texas on June 22, 1952.
Date:
June 22, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Bluebonnet" in Dallas]
Back-to-back Alco model PA 2000HP diesels power the all heavyweight southbound Missouri-Kansas-Texas "Bluebonnet" from Dallas toward San Antonio past Tower 19 on June 14,1952.
Date:
June 14, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sam Houston Zephyr" arriving in Dallas]
Burlington's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, headed by Engine No. 9951-A, a 2250 H.P. electro-motive diesel, arriving in Dallas on January 27, 1954.
Date:
January 27, 1954
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sam Houston Zephyr" arriving in Dallas]
Burlington's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, headed by Engine No. 9950, a 2250 H.P. electro-motive diesel locomotive arriving in Dallas.
Date:
January 8, 1956
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]
Rock Island Train No.17, the southbound Twin Star Rocket headed by No.652 a 2250 HP Electromotive E8 and a 2000 HP E7 approach Tower 19 on July 14, 1952.
Date:
July 14, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Fe train crossing the Trinity River Bridge]
Santa Fe's train No. 111, eastbound, diesel powered, crossing the Texas and Pacific Railway's Trinity River Bridge, enroute from Fort Worth to Dallas.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Switching a Business Car at Dallas' Union Terminal]
The Union Terminal Company's No. 7, an 0-6-0 type steam locomotive switches a business car near the Dallas Union Terminal.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Texas Special" departing from Dallas]
Katy's "Texas Special" train No. 1, southbound, is headed by Frisco's No. 2006 diesel unit as it departs from Dallas.
Date:
April 14, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Texas Eagle" entering Houston]
Missouri Pacific's "Texas Eagle" train No. 1-21, arriving in the Houston Union Station on July 12, 1953.
Date:
July 12, 1953
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Bluebonnet" departing from Austin]
Katy's "The Bluebonnet" train no. 7, southbound, powered by Diesel Units, has departed from Texas' capital city, Austin, and approaches the bridge spanning the Colorado River on November 11, 1954.
Date:
September 11, 1954
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sunset Limited" departing from Houston's Grand Central Station]
Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 206, departing from Grand Central Station in Houston enroute to New Orleans on July 13, 1953.
Date:
July 13, 1953
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History