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[Anderson County Pasture]
Photograph of a pasture filled with trees in Anderson County, Texas.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1957 General Highway Map of Bosque County, Texas
Official 1957 general highway map of Bosque County, Texas showing major state and county roads, streams and rivers, towns, and other landmarks.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Menu from the "Electro-Liner"]
Menu from the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway's "Electro-Liner" train No. 805, northbound enroute to Milwaukee.
Date:
April 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey]
One of the greatest name trains of its era, the Deleware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Phoebe Snow, at Hoboken, New Jersey in April 1958.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Blue Bird" near St. Louis, Missouri]
Wabash Railroad's famous streamliner "Blue Bird" train No. 24 northbound, powered by diesel locomotive No. 1002 with domes on Pullman cars and coaches. glides through beautiful Forest Park, St. Louis, enroute to Chicago.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steam locomotive in Durango, Colorado]
Photograph of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 473, stopped at Durango, Colorado. Two men are standing in front of the train and appear to be inspecting one of the cars. Mountains are visible in the background and there is snow on the ground. This engine is a Mikado type 2-8-2 locomotive, which headed passenger trains on narrow gauge rails between Alamosa and Durango and also on the Durango-Silverton line.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Grand Canyon" rolls through Cajon Pass]
Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Grand Canyon" train No. 24, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 3775, a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, rolls through Cajon Pass, California, as a freight train waits on the siding.
Date:
1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Flying Crow" arriving in Texarkana, Texas]
Kansas City Southern's "The Flying Crow" train No. 15, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 34, arriving in Texarkana, on the Texas -Arkansas border.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sam Houston Zephyr" arriving in Fort Worth]
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.
Date:
January 30, 1955
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dining Car on the "Twin Star Rocket"]
Lunch is now being served aboard the Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Houston in 1951.
Date:
1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]
Rock Island's " Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 677, enroute from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Houston, leaves Dallas on the last portion of its run in 1951. This was one of the finest streamliners operating in the nation. Its route from the Twin Cities of the north to the Texas' metropolis adjacent to the Gulf covered a rail distance of 1,363 miles.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Louisiana Limited" leaving Fort Worth]
Texas and Pacific's "Louisiana Limited" train No. 2-22, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 702, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, leaving Fort Worth on a summer afternoon at sundown.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis"]
Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis" train No. 50 eastbound, enroute from St. Louis to New York. This was a twin-unit dining car.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sunbeam" under a Texas sky]
Under a beautiful Texas sky, Southern Pacific's modern diesel powered streamliner "Sunbeam" train No. 14, southbound, rolls on a mile-a-minute schedule enroute from Dallas to Houston.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Curry, J. F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]
Frisco's "The Black Gold Champion" train No. 517, southbound, headed by Diesel locomotive No. 2022, arriving at Dallas Junction, which is the wye near Irving, Texas, on June 18, 1953.
Date:
June 18, 1953
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]
Frisco's "The Black Gold" train No. 517, southbound, headed by Engine No. 1039, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, arriving in Dallas from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Super Chief" in Raton Pass]
Santa Fe's "Super Chief" rolls through scenic Raton Pass on the New Mexico - Colorado border on September 7, 1959.
Date:
September 7, 1959
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Observation Car on the Hiawatha]
Interior view of the Milwaukee Road's observation parlor car with sky-top lounge having a 90% transparent area dome that forms an aero-dynamic terminating shape for the end of the train. This scene is aboard the "Afternoon Hiawatha", train No. 2 southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Chicago.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Hiawatha" Luxury Train]
Among the greatest luxury passenger trains operated in this nation were the Milwaukee Road's "Morning" and "Afternoon" Hiawathas, providing convenient and fast service between Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis. In this scene, a Hiawatha speeds over the route.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train Shed at St. Louis Station]
Photograph of the St. Louis Union Station's train-shed which covers about fifteen acres. Under this steel canopy there are thirty-four stub-end tracks devoted exclusively to passenger service.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["El Capitan" climbs towards Raton Pass]
Climbing towards the crest of Raton Pass, Santa Fe's "El Capitan", a high-level consist, affords passengers an opportunity to enjoy the mountain scenery of southern Colorado near the famous Wootton Ranch.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Hustler" departing from Dallas]
Southern Pacific's "Hustler" train No. 16, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 206, departing from Dallas enroute to Houston on October 7, 1952.
Date:
October 7, 1952
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History