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Dallas Garland & NorthEastern

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Dallas Terminal Ry. & Union Depot Co.

The Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot Company was chartered on December 10, 1894, to build north from Dallas for twenty miles to a connection with the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas between Plano and Fort Worth. The capital was $500,000, and the business office was in Dallas. Members of the first board of directors included Alexander Sanger, Royal A. Ferris,^qqv W. C. Connor, J. C. O'Connor, E. M. Reardon, Barnett Gibbs, and J. E. Schneider, all of Dallas. Earlier businessmen of Dallas had offered the Cotton Belt, then operating as the Texas and St. Louis, cash, land, and right-of-way to extend its line from Mount Pleasant to Dallas by April 1, 1884. The Cotton Belt could not meet this deadline and, in fact, bypassed Dallas and built to Fort Worth. The Dallas Terminal Railway charter authorized it to build a belt line around Dallas and a connecting road to the Cotton Belt track in Fort Worth. For several years the company retained its charter but laid no track. Finally, between 1893 and 1896 it laid four miles of industrial track in Dallas. In 1899 the name of the company was changed to Dallas, Fort Worth and Gulf Railway Company, and the plan to build a line to Fort Worth was revived. Two miles of additional track was laid. In 1901 the company was purchased by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway to provide terminal facilities at Dallas for its Texas subsidiary. The charter was again amended when the company's original name was restored. A passenger depot was built in 1903, and track was laid connecting with all Dallas railroads. In 1916, when Union Depot opened, the Dallas Terminal passenger depot was closed. In 1953 the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company to lease and operate the company's properties, and Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot Company became a nonoperating lessor. In 1994 it was merged into the St. Louis Southwestern.

Cecil Harper, Jr. In Handbook of Texas Online

7 was built by Baldwin in October, 1923, #57208. It was the last steam in Dallas and donated to the Texas State Fair Association in May 1962.  It is now at the Museum of the American Railroad.

8, SW900m, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1937, #639, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2151, Class 2150, an SC. It was rebuilt as SW900m by Electro-Motive in May 1957, #23197, and was renumbered 651, Class 650. It went to DUT as 8 on May 17, 1961, replacing 7. It was sold to Pan American Engineering in August 1968 and sold to Swift & Co as 8.

Union Station.

Tower 19 was southeast of the depot and controlled the crossing of the T&P mainline with the Santa Fe line from Dallas to Cleburne. The former Santa Fe trackage is now DART light rail to Oak Cliff. The tower was removed to The Age of Steam exhibit at Fair Park.

Denton County Transportation Authority

The new commuter line has a full page.

Diesel Electric Service Co.

This short lived locomotive rebuilder was located in Mesquite.

702, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1950, #11051, FN 6017-3, as Great Northern 602, Class GP-7.  It became Burlington Northern 1502 in 1970 and assigned as Fort Worth & Denver 701 on January 15, 1972.  It was retired on March 13, 1979, and sold as DESX in March 1981.

711, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in April 1943, #17894, as United States Army 7279. It was sold to Cargill Co at Channelview, TX and sold as DESX 711 in 1981.

1219, S6, was built by Alco in December 1955, #81433, as Southern Pacific 1052, Class DS-10.  It was renumbered 1220, Class AS409-2, in 1966, and sold as DESX 1219.  It was sold as Prince Rupert Grain Co 1219 in 1981.

Louis Dreyfus Co.

This is a world wide company.

Dublin & Rio Grande Ry.

This is a model railroad line.

East Texas & Gulf Ry.

The East Texas and Gulf Railway Company was chartered on August 1, 1917, to serve the interests of the Loderick Lumber Company. The capital was $20,000, and the principal office was in Hicksbaugh. The members of the first board of directors were S. B. Hicks and J. T. Wurtsbaugh, both of Shreveport, Louisiana: W. F. Johnson of Natchitoches, Louisiana; J. P. Wurtsbaugh, E. M. Lewis, and C. V. McGee, all of Dyersdale; and E. R. Campbell of Houston. In October 1917 the East Texas and Gulf completed 3.9 miles between Hyatt, where it connected with the Texas and New Orleans, to Hicksbaugh. The railroad also operated over the logging track of the Loderick Lumber Company from Hicksbaugh to Wurtsbaugh, while the lumber company also ran log trains over the East Texas and Gulf. In 1923 the physical valuation ascertained by the Railroad Commission was $61,842. In 1926 the East Texas and Gulf reported passenger earnings of $700 and freight earnings of $19,000 and owned two locomotives and two cars. The mill at Hicksbaugh closed in 1928, and the railroad was abandoned in 1934.

52, 2-6-2, was built by Baldwin in November 1919, #52517.

Entertainment Trains, Inc.

100, F7A, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1952, #16560, as Southern Pacific 6379, Class DF-8. In 1966 it was reclassified EF415-8. It was traded in to General Electric in 1968, and was sold to Louisiana & North West as 44 in October 1968. In May 1990 it became ETI 100. It was at the Galveston Railroad Museum as Texas Limited 100 and scrapped on June 1, 2011.

102, F7A, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1952, #16596, as Bessemer & Lake Erie 724-A, Class W-4A2.  It was transferred as United States Steel Corp 724-A and sold as ETI 102.  It was sold as Washington Central RR 102 in 1993 and became Washington Dinner Train 102 in 1996.  It was sold as Carrizo Gorge RR 102 in 2001.

Ethyl Corp.

Forest Park RR

This little railroad runs through the Forest Park of Fort Worth.

101 is a gas powered pseudo-steam locomotive.

Fort Worth & Western RR

There is a special page on this railroad.

Fort Worth Belt RR

The Fort Worth Belt Railway was a terminal line with 3.2 miles of mainline track and 15.27 miles of yard track and sidings. It was incorporated as the Fort Worth Stockyards and Belt Railway Company on November 26, 1895, and the name was changed to Fort Worth Belt on January 22, 1903. The business office was located at Fort Worth. Members of the first board of directors included George B. Robbins, J. B. Googins, O. W. Matthews, W. B. King, W. B. Robbins, W. O. Johnson, and H. C. Gardner.

The company laid thirteen miles of track in Fort Worth in 1904-05 and two miles in 1913. Although it was originally intended as a belt railway, the railroad operated as a switching line for the Fort Worth railroads and a plant facility for industries. It served several large meat, provision, grain, and produce companies in north Fort Worth, but its primary customers were the Fort Worth Stockyards^qv Company and the Armour and Swift packing companies. In 1931, in compliance with a United States Supreme Court ruling that required all packing concerns to dispose of their interest in terminal railroads and stockyards, the Fort Worth Stockyards Company made arrangements to sell the railway. On May 31, 1931, an agreement was signed, subject to the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission, by which the road was acquired by the Republic National Company, which then contracted to sell 60 percent interest, valued at $900,000, to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. Application for approval was filed on August 19, 1931, but the application was denied in March 1932, when the commission ruled that the price was too high. Sale was authorized, however, at $700,000. The Fort Worth Belt was merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company on November 1, 1978.

Harold D. Conner in The Handbook of Texas Online

1, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive on January 10, 1939, #803. It was renumbered 6018 in 1962 and became MP 6018 in 1976. I don't have the disposition. When I caught it, it was working the Weatherford Mineral Wells & North Western line.

2, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive on October 31, 1946, #3962. It was renumbered 1020 in 1962 and became MP 1020 in 1976. I don't have the disposition. When I caught it, it was working the original FtWB trackage.

Fort Worth Railway Services

1277, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1953, #18109, as Chicago & North Western 1277. It was retired on January 13, 1978, and sold to Wilson-Cramer on February 21, 1978. They sold it to FWRS as 1277. It later became Trinity Industries Y1252.

Fort Worth Sand & Gravel Co.

10, 44 Ton, was built by Whitcomb in 1941, #60107. as United States Army 7510.  It became FWS&G 10.

Fredericksburg & Northern Ry

The San Antonio, Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company was chartered on January 3, 1913, to connect Fredericksburg with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company near Waring, a distance of about twenty-five miles. The capital stock was $30,000, and the principal place of business was Fredericksburg. Members of the first board of directors were R. A. Love of Kansas City, and Foster Crane, M. H. Trice, R. L. Cunningham, J. H. Haile, F. F. Ludolph, and George D. Campbell, all of San Antonio. Prior to October 1912 citizens of Gillespie County organized a committee that secured subscriptions for $200,000 in cash donations plus right-of-way donations and contracted with Love to transfer the donations to him, provided that he build a railroad to Fredericksburg. Love contracted the actual building of the railroad to Crane, which completed the 23½-mile line between Fredericksburg Junction and Fredericksburg on November 1, 1913. The contractor received the $200,000 in cash donations, but was unable to collect $13,000 of the amount. In addition, Love had to give his note for $134,070, as the funds available were insufficient to construct the line, which included a 920-foot tunnel. This was one of six railroad tunnels eventually constructed in Texas, but the only one in use at that time. In 1916 the company owned two locomotives and one car and reported passenger earnings of $10,000 and freight earnings of $36,000. However, the road was not profitable, and the SAF&N was unable to meet its operating expenses and payments on the note it assumed from Love. The company was operated by a receiver from October 28, 1914, until it was sold under foreclosure on December 31, 1917, to Martin Carle who deeded the property to the Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company.

Nancy Beck Young

The Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company was chartered on December 26, 1917. It connected Fredericksburg with Fredericksburg Junction, twenty-four miles to the south on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in Kendall County. The capital was $25,000, and the principal place of business was Fredericksburg. Members of the first board of directors were James M. Dobie^qv of Cotulla; C. B. Lucas of Berclair; and Richard R. Russell,^qv Thomas E. Mathis, W. W. Collier, J. H. Haile, and J. L. Browne, all of San Antonio. The Fredericksburg and Northern acquired the twenty-four miles of the San Antonio, Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company, which was sold under foreclosure on December 31, 1917. Under the ownership of Mrs. R. F. Spenser the new railroad faired better than the old. In 1919 it grossed $15,353 and showed a profit of $3,003. In 1925 it showed a profit of $5,970. In 1926 it reported passenger earnings of $4,000 and freight earnings of $56,000 and owned two locomotives and one car; it was listed as a Class III railroad. Over the next several years revenue increased at a healthy rate, and operating expenses were kept at acceptable levels. But the railroad was still unable to service the debt incurred to purchase the railroad. The projected Gulf and West Texas Railway was to have included the Fredericksburg and Northern as part of its route, but the failure of this project left the company on its own. Train service ended July 27, 1942.

Victoria S. Murphy in Handbook of Texas Online

North of the Teutonic settlement of Fredericksburg is this marker along the highway, and the tunnel itself.

The marker reads "TUNNEL OF THE FREDERICKSBURGH & NORTHERN RAILWAY In 1913 area residents raised money to build a railroad linking Fredericksburg to San Antonio. The 920 Foot tunnel beneath this hillk increased the cost by $134,000 and required five months of hard labor. It opened a faster trade route for area merchants and farmers. Each time passenger trains entered the tunnel, small rocks, loosened by engine exhaust, were removed from the track and windows closed to keep out coal smoke. The railroad operated until 1942 when the trackage was sold for scrap."

FreightMaster Industries

GAF Corporation

1222, SW1200, was probably built by Electro-Motive in April 1963, #27880, as Missouri Pacific 1222.

Galveston Houston & Henderson RR

14.

85 was built by Baldwin in March 1904, #23927.  It was retired in 1933.

Galveston Wharves RR

Galveston RR

This became a Genesee & Wyoming line.

Georgetown Railroad

There is a special page on this railroad.

Fritz W. Glitsch & Sons, Inc.

K-159, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in May 1942, #15277, as United States Army 7318.  It was sold as GL K-159.

Goodpasture Grain Co.

Grapevine Vintage RR

There is a special page on this railroad.

Great Southwest RR

There is a special page on this railroads.

Grogan-Cochran Lumber Co.

16.

Gulf Colorado & San Saba Ry

Sweetwater Central RR

The GC&SS acquired 67.5 miles of the Santa Fe between Lometa and Brady on May 10, 1993. It also operates using the SC name.

203, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #22073, as Denver & Rio Grande Western 5942, Class DE B-B 61. It was retired on October 3, 1991, and sold to NRE in October 1991. It was leased to South Orient as 203 in February 1992 and sold to SCRR 203 but was never relettered.  It was scrapped on June 5, 2012.

204, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #22072, as D&RGW 5941, Class DE B-B 61. It was retired on October 3, 1991, and sold to NRE in October 1991, It was leasted to SO as 204 in February 1992 and sold SCRR 204 but was never relettered. It was scrapped on June 1, 2012.

9525, GP38, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1969, #35169, as Gulf Mobile & Ohio 706. It became Illinois Central Gulf 9525 in 1962 and sold to Neosho Rail Service as 9525 in 1994. They sold it to GC&SS as 9525.

Halliburton Co.
FreightMaster Industries

1 was built by Pullman-Standard Co in 1925, #4922, as Pullman Co "Glen Navis",  It was rebuilt as HWCR 1 in 1965 and later donated to Age of Steam Museum as Pullman "Glen Navis" in 1997.

193 was built in November 1968.

There is a special page on these gravel and cement operations.

Hardeman County Grain Co.

110, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1951, #14988, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1520.  It was renumbered 110 in 1958 and retired on May 25, 1989.  It was sold to Wilson Ry Corp on July 19, 1989, and sold as Hartford & Slocomb RR 110.  It was sold to LRS Companies as LRSX 110 in 2006 and became HC 110 in 2008.

1822, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1951, #13899, as Atlantic Coast Line 154.  It became Seaboard Coast Line 742 in July 1967 and rebuilt at Uceta in December 1981 as 4776.  It became Seaboard System RR 4776 and renumbered 1822.  It became CSX Transportation 1822, Class GP-16, and retired on February 19, 1993.  It was sold as Gauley River RR 1822 in 1995 and sold to HC in 2006.  It was lettered as AARX 1822 and repainted as HG 1822 in 2008

Hondo Ry.

1978, GP50, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1981, #807058-4, as Missouri Pacific 3529.  It became Union Pacific 989 on December 3, 1991, and renumbered 5587 on August 13, 1999,  It was renumbered 1687 on December 30, 2003, and retired on June 11, 2008.  It was sold as HRY 1978. 

Houston Belt & Terminal Ry.

We have a page on this fallen flag switching road.

Humble Oil Co.

998, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1954, #32201. It later was sold to Agrico Industries as 6.

Intercontinental Terminal

James Stone Co.

1 was built by Alco-Cooke in 1924, #65477, for stock.  It was sold as JSCo 1 in April 1929 and resold as Western Indiana Aggregate Co 1 in 1930.  It was sold as Society for the Perpetuation of Unretired Railfans 1 in October 1966 and became Monticello & Sangamon Valley Ry in April 1969.

Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Ry.

The J&CB is a live steam, narrow gauge railway.  The route skirts the Big Cypress Bayou for a five mile, half hour round trip.  Along the way, passengers view the only remaining civil war era Confederate powder magazine, the first artificial gas plant in the state, as well as many other historic sites.  Narration is provided for your enjoyment.

The locomotive and train were built in 1962 for the Six Gun Territory amusement park in Ocala, Fl and moved to Jefferson in 1985.  It's propane fired, consuming about 55 gallons of liquid fuel per day and drinking 100 gallons of water per trip.

7 "Robert E Lee" was built by Crown in 1962, #22735, as Six Gun RR 7. and to Kirby Family Farms in 2017 where it was renamed.

Jefferson & Northwestern RR

The Jefferson and Northwestern Railway Company was chartered on November 5, 1899, to connect Jefferson, Marion County, with a point on the Moses D. Frazier survey to the northwest, four miles southwest of Linden in Cass County, for a distance of twenty miles. The capital stock was $20,000. The principal place of business was Jefferson. The members of the first board of directors were J. R. Darwell, F. J. Clark, L. E. Prussell, M. D. Grigsby, and E. Parker, all of Jefferson; and H. W. Adams and Joseph M. Dickeon, both of Dallas.

In 1912 the railroad built thirty-six miles of track between Jefferson and Camp and between Givens and Linden. In 1916 the line reported passenger earnings of $5,000 and freight earnings of $42,000; that year the railroad owned two locomotives and ten cars. In 1917 it completed four miles of track between Camp and Marietta. In 1926 it built nine miles between Marietta and Naples, owned four locomotives and fifty cars, was listed as a Class II railroad, and reported passenger earnings of $6,000 and freight earnings of $116,000. In 1931 the railroad owned four locomotives and seven cars, was listed as a Class III Railroad, and reported passenger earnings of $270 and freight earnings of $36,000. The twenty-nine miles between Linden Junction and Naples was abandoned in 1933, and in August 1934 the line was sold under foreclosure. A new company, the Jefferson and Northwestern Railroad Company, chartered October 31, 1934, acquired the line effective January 1, 1935. Operations of the company were discontinued on September 9, 1941, and the line was abandoned the following year.

Nancy Beck Young in Handbook of Texas Online

107 was built by Baldwin in 1912.

Kirby Lumber Co.

1000, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1953, #18298, FN 6511-1. It was sold to East Camden & Highland RR as 63 in 1983 and later transferred to Ouachita Ry as 63 in November 1990. It was transferred as Camden & Southern RR 20 in 2011.

Kurth Lumber Co.

20 was built by Baldwin in 1920, #43344, as Sierra RR 20. It was later sold to the U S Army as 6814 and later to KLCo as 20.  The mill burned in 1959.

Lattimore Materials Co.

This engine was put in service June 13, 2001 at this new transfer facility. DGNO brings in 45 cars of rock from Stringtown, OK on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The locomotive pushes the cars through a dumper and a conveyor dumps the gravel on the ground. Then the gravel is picked up by a front end loader and hauled off in trucks to three batch plants in Dallas area.

1961, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1971, #7367-2, as St. Louis South-Western 2584, Class ES415C-4.  It was sold as Texas Gonzales & Northern 2584 and sold as Rail Switching Service 2584.  It was sold to LMCo as 1961 in 2001.

2001, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1957, #23467, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 732, Class 700.  It was renumbered 2932, Class 2900, in 1970 and rebuilt at Cleburne as 2275, Class 2244, in June 1979.  On September 28, 1998, it became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1663, Class GP-9, and later sold to David J Joseph Co.  They sold it as LMCo 2001. 

Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant

100, S1, was built by Alco in November 1941, #69514.  It became United States Army 7372 and became Defense Supply Agency 41043 in 1977.  It was sold to Western Pacific RR Museum and restored as WP 512

Lonestar Locomotive Repair LLC

Lone Star Locomotive Leasing Co.

Lone Star Steel Co.

We have a full page on this operation.

Lone Star Track, Inc.

Longhorn RR

After the Austin & North Western ended their operation over the former SP line from Giddings to Llano thru Austin, the Longhorn RR set up shop using leased equipment. This lasted until early 2000 when they were forced out.

2008, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1965, #30253, FN 7802-5, as Southern Pacific 1621, Class DS-124.  It was renumbered 2286, Class ES412-5, in 1965, and sold to Longhorn 2008.  It was sold to OmniTrax as 2008.

4472, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #14668, FN 6297-2 , as Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha 152. It became Chicago & North Western 152 and was rebuilt at Oelwein in November 1979 as C&NW 4472. It was retired in 1992 and sold to Kramer Diesel Supply Co, who sold it to Econo-Rail. It was leased to Longhorn in 1997.

4518, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1957, #22866, as Grand Trunk Western 4918, Class GRG-17k. It was rebuilt in 1971 as Class GR-17k and later renumbered 4518. It was then sold to Econo-Rail as 4518 and leased to Longhorn.

7601, TE53-1-4E, was built by General Electric in September 1962, #34537, as Union Pacific 639, a U25B. In July 1974 it was sold to Morrison Knudsen as 7. They rebuilt it in May 1976 and sold it to the Oregon California & Eastern as 7601. It was retired in 1990 and sold to EconoRail in 1992.  It was leased to Longhorn in 1997.

7606, S3-3B, was built by General Electric in May 1962, #39238, as UP 629, a U25B.  They sold it to Morrison-Knudsen as 4 in June 1974.  MK rebuilt it in June 1976 as OC&E 7606 in June 1976.  It was retired in 1990 and sold to EconoRail in 1992.  It was leased sent to Port of Beaumont and Longhorn Ry 7606 in 1997.

9275, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1972, #72671-1, as Indianapolis Union RR 30.  It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 9608, Class SW-1500, in April 1976 and sold as Juniata Terminal RR 9175.  It was leased as Longhorn 9275 and returned  as JT 9175.

Lufkin Land & Lumber Co.

1 was built by Baldwin in November 1906, #29588.  It became Shreveport Houston & Gulf RR 1 and transferred as Carter-Kelley Lumber Co 1 in 1913 It was sold as W T Carter & Brother Lumber Co 1 in 1936 and donated to Grigsby Foundation in 1970,  It was leased as Scott & Bearskin RR 1 and later sold to Eureka Springs & North Arkansas as 1 in 1981.

2 was built by Baldwin in January 1907. #29900.  It became SH&GRR 2 and transferred as C-KLCo 2 in 1913 It was sold as Carter 1 in 1936 and donated to Grigsby Foundation in 1970,  It was leased as S&BRR 2 and it was sold as Reader RR 2 in May 1978.  It does a few movie jobs..

Lyondell Corp.

Martin Marietta Materials Co.

This a national operation.

Meridian Aggregates Co.

This company operates a gravel transfer operation in north west Dallas.

123, SW7, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1950, #8501, as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9257.  It became Burlington Northern 123, Class SW-7, in 1970 and retired in October 1985.  It was then sold as Tulsa-Sapulpa Union RR 105 and then to MACo 123.  It was scrapped in May 2006.

Metal Processing, Inc.

Border Steel Mills

100, H12-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in March 1957, #12L1065, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 560, Class 503.  It was retired on January 10, 1974, and and became MTI 100. It was sent to Orange Empire Railway Museum in June 1990.

2543, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1969, #35236, FN 4561-21, as Southern Pacific 2543, Class ES415-3.  It was sold as Border Steel Mills 2543 and sold to National Railway Equipment Co as NREX 2543.

Mineral Wells & Eastern

We have a special page on this short-lived operation.

Moscow Camden & San Augustine RR

We have a special page on this East Texas short line.

Nipak, Inc.

North Central Texas RR

We have a special page on this Metroplex short line.

Northeast Texas Co-op

No number, Model 5, was built by Trackmobile.

Orange Port Terminal Ry.

The histories came from The Handbook of Texas Online.

Thanks for roster information: Doug Cummings, David A Dallner, Gerald Hook, Randy Keller, Everett Lueck, Norm Metcalf, Mike Palmieri, Ro Stafford.

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