Cotton Belt in East Texas in the 1950's
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Let's look at some Cotton Belt trains in East Texas in the 1950's. First up is a shot of RS3 308 leading a local passenger train at Dallas Junction, in southwest Mount Pleasant, Texas in July of 1954. The 308 is just over 2 years old here, having been built in April, 1952. Dallas Jct.…
Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium
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East Texas Railroad Photograph Selections
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Southwest Rails, The Railroad Photography & Videography of Robert Pierce
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Cotton Belt Railroad Engine - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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Cotton Belt Route in Tyler Texas, St. Louis and Southwestern Railway, the Tyler Tap Railroad, and its history in Tyler Texas
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Smith County officials to consider future of Cotton Belt Building, Local News
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Cotton Belt in East Texas in the 1950's
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Commerce, Texas - A General History of Commerce, Texas
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Texas Railroad History - Tower 176 and Tower 201 - Jacksonville
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Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium - Texas A&M University-Commerce
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Tyler, TX : Historic Cotton Belt Building built in 1955, originally used as offices for St. Louis Southwestern Railroad west of downtown Tyler, Tx Stock Photo - Alamy