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About Robert Griffith
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The Mercer Family in Johnson County. Robert is a former volunteer with the Burleson Heritage Foundation, North Texas Historic Transportation. Friends of the Johnson County Historical Commission, Birdville Historical Society. The Johnson County Historical Commission, and the City of Burleson Old Town Design Standards Review Committee. Since September 2012, he has volunteered as a youth mentor at Victory Church.
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Homecoming for Express Motor 330
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Homecoming for Express Motor 330. BURLESON, TEXAS - On March 6, 2010 Express Motor 330 completed its last run to the Loyless Interurban Drugstore, opening a new chapter in the history of the first interurban express motor purchased by the Northern Texas Traction Company in 1902. Volunteers will continue to meet weekly to install the finishing touches on the car before it is opened to the public. For information about tours, contact the Burleson Heritage Foundation at (817) 447-1575. Continue to w...The b...
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The Interurban in Burleson
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The Interurban in Burleson. Brief Overview of 124 West Ellison Street. Constructed in 1912 by the Stone and Webster Syndicate of Boston, Massachusetts, managers of interurban rail service between Dallas and Fort Worth and streetcar services in those and other cities. It is the largest building constructed for the Fort Worth Southern Traction Company line between Fort Worth and Cleburne. First building in Burleson with a concrete foundation, electricity, and electric ceiling fans. A 1993 bond election and...
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Interurban Express Motor 330
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Interurban Express Motor 330. Updated March 7, 2010. The first interurban express car in Texas now resides at the Heritage Visitors Center in Burleson. Built by the G.C. Kuhlman Car Company. Of Cleveland, Ohio in 1902 for the Northern Texas Traction Company, the express motor ran the rails between Fort Worth and Dallas as Car 12 until the NTTC christened a new line south from Fort Worth to Cleburne in 1912. Like many of its era, Car 12 transitioned to the new line with a new number, 330. Messenger Kelley...
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Blue Bonnet Limited: MATA Clean Up Day
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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, February 15, 2013. MATA Clean Up Day. Car 754. Car is currently being wired up. This is Daisy the MATA Fairmont speeder inspection car. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A Few Photo Additions to Past Posts — #2. Market Street Railway Blog. 2017 Calendar Now on Sale! New Diesel Arrives for the Collection. Podcast: Future Shared Mobility in Cities. CTA O Scale L Layout. Tight Space Modeling . or there is no excuse.
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Blue Bonnet Limited: Dallas Railway & Terminal Birney 661
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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, April 5, 2013. Dallas Railway and Terminal Birney 661. I am now a member of the Texas Traction Company. This is a electric traction historical preservation organization focusing on the preservation of electric traction history in north Texas. Our organization has been offered this car 661 to be preserved. Hopefully it will be and future generations of north Texans will be able to learn about and enjoy this transportation artifact.
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Blue Bonnet Limited: Bicycle Ride Along the Texas Electric Waco Line
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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, February 15, 2013. Bicycle Ride Along the Texas Electric Waco Line. Right of way south of Milford Texas looking south. Looking north towards Milford. Bridge abutments just north of Milford Texas over Mill Creek. Concrete culvert is on Texas Electric right of way just south of Italy Texas. Wood trestle in the backround is the abandoned MKT railroad line between Waxahachie and Hillsboro. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). CTA O Scale L Layout.
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Blue Bonnet Limited: May 2013
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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, May 10, 2013. Former Dallas Railway and Terminal PCC. Here is the former Dallas PCC owned by McKinney Avenue Transit Authority in Dallas TX. This car was sold to the transit company in Boston MA. after the closing of the streetcar lines in Dallas. That is the color scheme that the car is currently painted in. It is currently stored at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union IL. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Blue Bonnet Limited: February 2013
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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, February 15, 2013. MATA Clean Up Day. Car 754. Car is currently being wired up. This is Daisy the MATA Fairmont speeder inspection car. Bicycle Ride Along the Texas Electric Waco Line. Right of way south of Milford Texas looking south. Looking north towards Milford. Bridge abutments just north of Milford Texas over Mill Creek. Intact bridge over Hog Creek just south of Italy near the Monolithic dome home apartment complex at Center Point.
