Don's Rail Photos

Texas Trolley Lines

63 was built by American Car Co and was purchased from Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. in 1934.

Light Rail Cars.

Dallas Streetcar.

Trinity Railway Express.

Buses.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Airtrans

1 was built by LTV in 1973.

2 was built by LTV in 1973.

5 was built by LTV in 1973.

10 was built by LTV in 1973.

45 was built by LTV in 1973.  It was acquired by Museum of the American Railroad.

46 was built by LTV in 1973.

95 was built by LTV in 1973.

373 was built by LTV in 1973.

377 was built by LTV in 1973.  It was planned for freight but became a work car.

Trailer.

Stone & Webster Cars.

Double Truck Birneys.

700 Series Cars.

PCCs.

Stone & Webster bodies at Alvarado.

Denton Traction Co.

30 and 40, were built by Brill Car Co.

Eastern Texas Electric Co.

Jefferson County Traction Co.

JCT was chartered on August 3, 1912, and began operations on December 15, 1913.  It became ETE in 1918 and operated ended on August 15, 1932.

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Eastern Texas Traction Co.

Greenville & Northwestern Ry.

Two interurban lines were planned to join at Greenville.  ETTRy was to be built between Dallas and Greenville.  G&NW was actually started from Anna and built to Westminster.  It didn't last very long.

A union station was built, but it was close to the Greenville Street Ry tracks.  No trains ran.  It was rebuilt and was a tortillo factory.

We have a full page on this line.

Fort Worth & Rosen Heights Street Ry.

109 was built by American Car Co in September 1904, #551.

Galveston-Houston Electric Ry.

We have a full page on this line.

Greenville Street Ry.

106 was built by Cincinnati Car Co in March 1911, #1335.

Car Barn.

Historic Mesquite, Inc.

1035 is a former Oporto car.  It was set up on a trailer and used for a Christmas parade.

We have a full page on this line.

Island Transit

Galveston Island Trolley

502 was built by Miner Railcar Co in 1988.

Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System

LCAPT serves the Las Colina area of Irving and had 4 passenger stations and a maintenance and control center.  There are 4 cars and operate with 2 daily.  It was designed in 1972 and construction begun in 1979.  The plan called for 5 miles with 20 stations, but only 1.4 miles of guideways were completed by 1983.  The cars were built by AEG-Westinghouse in 1986.  It was operated by Bombardier and had a 50 cent fare but it closed in July 1993.  It was reopened on limited service in 1996 with no fare and connected with DART in 2012. 

1 was built by AEG-Westinghouse in 1986.

2 was built by AEG-Westinghouse in 1986.

4 was built by AEG-Westinghouse in 1986.

We have a full page on this line.

Longview & Junction Ry.

The mule service began in 1883.  The route served from the T&P station on Fredonia St and north two blocks to Methvin, north to The Junction at Sixth St.  Total .63 miles.  It was electrified with 2 St Louis car in 1912 and closed in 1922.

We have a full page on this heritage trolley line.

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

We have a full page on this light rail line.

Mineral Wells & Lakewood Park Street Ry.

MW&LP opened in 1905 and closed in 1909.  They had several gas motor cars.

"Ben Hur" looks like it may be a Stover.

We have a full page on these lines.

Roby & Northern RR

The Roby and Northern Railroad Company was chartered on May 5, 1915, to build from Roby north to a junction with the Texas Central Railroad, a distance of five miles. The road had a capital of $10,000, and the business office was located at Roby. Members of the first board of directors included G. L. White (president), L. C. Eastland (vice president), George F. Beavers, and George F. Sturgis, all of Hillsboro, and L. H. McCrea, J. McWhirter, W. R. Timmons, and O. C. Walker, all of Roby. Rails and other materials were obtained from the abandoned Estacado and Gulf Railroad, and the road was placed in service between Roby and North Roby on January 3, 1916. At time the 4½-mile line owned two locomotives, two freight cars, and one passenger car. Earnings for 1916 included $679 in passenger revenue, $9,040 in freight revenue, and $39 in other revenue. The West Texas Utilities Company acquired the Roby and Northern and converted it to electric operation in 1923. By 1931 the R&N was listed as a Class III road by the Railroad Commission and owned one locomotive, one freight car, and three passenger cars. Earnings for the year included $3,106 in passenger revenue, $8,844 in freight revenue, and $2,765 in other revenue. The road discontinued operations on December 31, 1941, and was abandoned the following year.   ---Chris Cravens

6 was built by Electric Car & Locomotive Co in 1919 as Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis 699, a gas electric car.  It was rebuilt in 1923 as R&N 6, an electric car.

7 was rebuilt from an Abilene city car.

Passenger Cars.

Locomotives and Freight Motors.

Former Shops and Bridge.

Texas Interurban Ry.

104 was built by American Car Co in December 1922, #1322.  It was rebuilt as DR&T 115 in 1931.

106 was built by American Car Co in July 1924, #1374.  It was rebuilt as DR&T 117 in 1931.

107 was built by American Car Co in July 1924, #1374.  It was rebuilt as DR&T 118 in1931.

A page on this now closed line.

Trailblazer

It was built in 1956 by Monorail Inc in 1956 at the Dallas State Park and planned at 4000 feet, but it was only finished at 1600 feet.  It ended in 1964.  The body was planned to ship to Houston but it was sold to a scrap yard.  It was sold to a person in Wills Point as a residence.