The Interurban that wasn't, but the Report that was
An unpublished and undated engineer's report details a plan to connect McKinney to Paris with an interurban railway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 2
A Map about an unrealized Future
A map about an unrealized future, drawn to indicate where the Texas & Pacific Railroad would pass once it was built west of Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 30
Railroad Ruin in Sherman
Along Cherry Street in downtown Sherman is an interesting ruin behind the 1888 Cottonbelt railroad depot.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 27
The Electric Interurban Railway Systems of North Texas
The electric interurban railway systems connected cities along the region designated as "North Texas."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 21
Colbert's Bridge over Red River?
Is this a railroad or a wagon bridge at Colbert's bridge across the Red River?
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 26, 2023
Calera keeps changing
Calera (Bryan County, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma) began life as Cale Switch in 1872.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 18, 2023
Denison, Railroad City
The MKT made Denison a very important railroad city after the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
Carpenter's Bluff Bridge
Before it ferried cars across, Carpenter's Bluff bridge served as a train crossing.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
Doaksville, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Doaksville in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is now a ghost town but was once a very important place.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023
1908 Flood at Warren in Fannin County, Texas
"The devastating 1908 flood's effect on the "Frisco Bridge - Warner Junction - Red River Flood. May 26th '08."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
Dallas MKT Freight Depot
The former MKT freight depot behind the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2022
Denison Labor Strike of 1922... that couldn't be
On July 1, 1922, the national Union of Railroad Shopmen called for a country-wide strike, and Denison's MKT labor was about to participate.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
Red River City
According to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 1, 2020
Old friends
The depot from Sanger (Denton County, Texas) was moved to Tioga (Grayson County) and now has a second life as an antique store. Drove to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2018
Transcontinental mapping
The northern portion of John Pope’s 1854 map to survey a possible transcontinental route through Texas marks the Cross Timbers between...
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 14, 2018
Coal Country
A geological map of coal claims in the "Coal Country" around Coalgate, Coal County, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) from ca. 1900.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 7, 2018
Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).
Check out some Grayson County Rails!
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 16, 2015
Antebellum Ghost Towns and the Railroads that did them in
Most antebellum towns west of the Mississippi River did not survive the railroad boom and became ghosts.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 16, 2013
Mapping the Red River Valley
Google Maps have been my constant companion since they were introduced back in the stone ages (okay, a few years ago). I can’t believe I...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 25, 2013
Three Things I love about Fort Worth
A while back, I posited three of Dallas’ greatest places to visit… according to my biased, unasked-for opinion, anyway. Woe is me if I...
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