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Photograph of the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-train on its Inauguration Day held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. The front of the train can be seen from a left-side view, displaying the phrase "A-Train" over an old Trinity Railway Express (TRE) logo to the left of a door.

Photograph of the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-train on its Inauguration Day held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. The front of the train can be seen from a left-side view, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-train on its Inauguration Day held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. The front of the train can be seen from a left-side view, displaying the phrase "A-Train" over an old Trinity Railway Express (TRE) logo to the left of a door.

Photograph of the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-train on its Inauguration Day held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. Two conductors are standing at the train's open doors, facing to the left of the camera. They are both in uniform.

Photograph of a sign at the Downtown Denton Transit Center, taken during Inauguration Day for the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train in 2011. The sign includes a white illustration of the Denton County Courthouse on a grey background.

Photograph of The Hope Trust performing at Inauguration Day for the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train, held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. Lauren Upshaw can be seen standing on the left side of the photograph, looking down at the guitar in her hands. A microphone is visible on a stand to the left.

Photograph of The Hope Trust performing at Inauguration Day for the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train, held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. Kelly Upshaw can be seen standing closest to the camera, facing to the right. He is placing a capo on the neck of his guitar and appears to be speaking into the microphone in front of him. Lauren Upshaw (center) and Andy Odom (right) are visible in the background, holding their guitars.

Photograph of a pedicab driver passing the Downtown Denton Transit Center on Inauguration Day for the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train in 2011. The man can be seen riding down Hickory St, facing to the left of the camera. A parking lot is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of the Denton County Transportation Authority's A-train on its Inauguration Day held at the Downtown Denton Transit Center in 2011. The front of the train can be seen from a left-side view, facing to the right of the camera. The Morrison's Corn-Kits building is visible in the background.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.